Berat is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Berat had a population of 123 people.[1]

Berat
Queensland
Berat is located in Queensland
Berat
Berat
Coordinates28°02′41″S 152°03′39″E / 28.0447°S 152.0608°E / -28.0447; 152.0608 (Berat (centre of locality))
Population123 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.417/km2 (8.85/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4362
Area36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Berat:
Forest Springs Forest Springs Goomburra
Allora Berat Goomburra
Mount Marshall Mount Marshall Clintonvale

History edit

Dalrymple Creek Provisional School opened on 15 June 1887. In 1890 it became Dalrymple Creek State School. In 1907 the name was changed to Forest Plains State School. In 1914 it was renamed Berat State School. It closed on 9 October 1944.[3]

In the 2016 census, Berat had a population of 123 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Berat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Berat – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49201)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0