Bybera is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bybera had a population of 3 people.[1]

Bybera
Queensland
Bybera is located in Queensland
Bybera
Bybera
Coordinates28°16′03″S 150°56′21″E / 28.2675°S 150.9391°E / -28.2675; 150.9391 (Bybera (centre of locality))
Population3 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0078/km2 (0.020/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4387
Area383.5 km2 (148.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Bybera:
Kindon Kindon Bringalily
Woondul
Wondalli
Wyaga
Bybera Canning Creek
Whetstone Inglewood Inglewood

Geography edit

The Twenty Five Mile Rocky Waterhole is a waterhole (28°16′00″S 150°53′00″E / 28.2666°S 150.8833°E / -28.2666; 150.8833 (The Twenty Five Mile Rocky Waterhole)).[3]

White Dam is a reservoir (28°16′00″S 151°04′00″E / 28.2666°S 151.0666°E / -28.2666; 151.0666 (White Dam)).[4]

History edit

Named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources 17 December 1999. Locality re-gazetted by an Amendment Notice published on the 20 January 2012 due to the council amalgamations under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007.[2]

In the 2016 census, Bybera had a population of 3 people.[1]

Notable residents edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bybera (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ a b "Bybera – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47801)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The Twenty Five Mile Rocky Waterhole – waterhole in Goondiwindi Regional (entry 34168)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "White Dam – reservoir in Goondiwindi Regional (entry 37274)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Pasture Research Pioneer". Queensland Country Life. Vol. 11, no. 51. Queensland, Australia. 4 July 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.