Biloela

Biloela
State :  Australia State : Queensland
Coordinates : 24 ° 24 ′  S , 150 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 24 ° 24 ′  S , 150 ° 31 ′  E Height : 175  m Area : 14.8  km²
Residents : 5,727 (2016) Population density : 387 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4715 LGA : Banana Shire Council
Biloela

Biloela (pronunciation / bɪləˈwiːlə /) is a city in central Queensland , Australia . It is the center of the LGA Banana Shire Council .

The name comes from the word for cockatoo in the Aboriginal language .

It is located approximately 120 km southwest of Gladstone , at the intersection of Motorways 17 Burnett Highway and 60 Dawson Highway .

The city lives mainly from the mining of black coal and agriculture , as well as animal husbandry .

About 40 km to the west is the Kroombit Tops National Park .

One of the largest employers is Teys Bros., a slaughterhouse that processed 703 cattle every day in 2005.

Sons and daughters

• Bille Brown (1952-2013), actor
• Sandy Curtis (born 1948), writer

Web links

Commons : Biloela  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Biloela ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. ↑ Introducing Banana Shire ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2009) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , www.banana.qld.gov.au. Retrieved November 22, 2012 
3. ↑ TEYS AUSTRALIA PROCESSING PLANTS , teysaust.com.au. Retrieved November 22, 2012