O'Bil Bil is a rural

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in the

North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...

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. In the , O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people.

Geography

The

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

forms the western boundary of the locality, entering from the south-west ( Coonambula /

Riverleigh Riverleigh is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Riverleigh had a population of 95 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north, west and south by the Burnett River. The land is used for fa ...

) and exiting to the north-west (Coonambula / Malmoe) at its confluence with O'Bil Bil Creek, which forms the north-western boundary of the locality. The

Burnett Highway The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, Queensland, Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar ...

enters the locality from the north (Malmoe) and then forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality before exiting to the south-east (

Mundubbera Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although ...

). The land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality is named after the O'Bil Bil Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River. Most of the settlers in the district were Germans. The Malmoe Apostolic Church opened in 1913, part of the

Apostolic Church of Queensland The Apostolic Church of Queensland is a Christian denomination founded by Heinrich Friedrich Niemeyer. The church's logo is a 4R-symbol. The four "R"s stand for: RIGHT - ROYAL - RIGHTEOUS - RICH: * RIGHT according to the bible The B ...

. It was demolished in 1969 to be replaced by a new church building in 1970. The church location is now within the locality of O'Bil Bil. Malmoe State School opened in August 1914. It was on the northern side of Augustines Road (). In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station. In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road (). O'Bill Bill Creek State School opened in January 1916. In 1925, it was renamed Cattle Creek Valley State School. It closed on 12 March 1971. It was on the north-eastern side of Cattle Creek School Road, now within the locality of Cattle Creek (approx ). The

Mungar Junction to Monto railway line The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line at Mungar railway ...

opened from Mundubbera to

Ceratodus ''Ceratodus'' (from , 'horn' and 'tooth') is an extinct genus of freshwater lungfish that was found worldwide during the Mesozoic Era. It has been described as a "catch all", and a " form genus" used to refer to the remains (typically tooth ...

on 26 April 1924, with the locality served by Obil Bil railway station (). The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and the line was officially closed in 2012.

Demographics

In the , O'Bil Bil had a population of 29 people. In the , O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in O'Bil Bil. The nearest government schools are

Mundubbera State College Mundubbera ( ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although th ...

(Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring

to the south-east and Eidsvold State School (Prep to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west.

Amenities

Despite the name, the Malmoe Apostolic Church is at 529 Augustines Road in O'Bil Bil ().

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

Amenities

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