Belyando, Queensland
Belyando is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Belyando had a population of 66 people.[1]
| Belyando Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View of the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Belyando | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21.8505°S 146.6061°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 66 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01211/km2 (0.03137/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4721 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,448.3 km2 (2,103.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Isaac Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The Belyando River passes through the locality from south to north, being fed by a number of tributary creeks. The Belyando River feeds into the Suttor River and then into the Burdekin River which flows into the Coral Sea.[3]
The Gregory Developmental Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-east; the Bowen Developmental Road enters the locality from the north-east and has its junction with the Gregory Developmental Road in the north-east of the locality.[3] This junction is known as the Belyando Crossing.[4]
The Nairana National Park is in the north-east of the locality and the Wilandspey Conservation Park in the north of the locality.[3]
History
The locality names presumably derives from the Belyando River, where Belyando is believed to an Aboriginal word recorded by explorer and surveyor Thomas Mitchell, where "baal" means "no" and "yan" means "go", spoken by an Aboriginal man trying to stop Mitchell proceeding farther north.[5]
In the 2016 census Belyando had a population of 66 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belyando (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Belyando – locality in Isaac Region (entry 47003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Belyando Crossing – unbounded locality in Isaac Region (entry 2245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- "Belyando River – river in the Charters Towers Region (entry 2246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
Media related to Belyando, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons