Wide Bay-Burnett

Wide Bay-Burnett
Overview of the regions of Queensland
structure
State :	Australia
State :	Queensland
LGA :	Banana , Bundaberg , Cherbourg , Fraser Coast , Gympie , North Burnett , South Burnett
Dates and numbers
Area :	48,598.4 km²
Residents :	293,455 (2010)
Population density :	6 inhabitants / km²

Coordinates: 24 ° 49 ′  S , 152 ° 30 ′  E

Wide Bay-Burnett is a region in Queensland , Australia , north of Brisbane and stretching between the towns of Caloundra and Gladstone . The region's main industries are forestry, sugarcane cultivation , agriculture and tourism.

geography

The region extends over 48,488 km² with diverse landscapes, such as the Great Barrier Reef , wetlands of the Great Sandy Strait , Fraser Island , Bunya Mountains , Cania Gorge and a rural hinterland. The largest sand island in the world, Fraser Island, attracts numerous tourists.

population

It is a strongly growing region that is concentrated along the coastline and has grown above average in the Australian comparison over the last 20 years. More than 80% of the area's population lives in the five centers of Bundaberg , Maryborough , Hervey Bay , Gympie and Kingaroy . In 2009 the population was 287,425 people, more than two thirds of whom lived around Bundaberg and on the Fraser coast. It is expected to grow by 150,000 to 430,000 people by 2031.

Plans were developed for continued growth in 2011, the Wide Bay-Bernett Regional Plan and the Wide Bay Burnett State Planning Regulatory Provisions 2011 .

Biggest cities

Hervey Bay Beach (2007)

The region's largest cities are Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Maryborough.

Other cities are Bargara , Biggende , Blackbutt , Burnett Heads , Childers , Eidsvold , Gayndah , Gin Gin , Howard , Imbil , Kilkivan , Monto , Mundubbera , Murgon , Nanango , Tin Can Bay and Wondai .

Education and infrastructure

There are three universities in the region, Central Queensland University , University of Southern Queensland and the Wide Bay Institute of TAFE .

There are three airports: Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Maryborough.

The Bruce Highway connects the region with Brisbane, Rockhampton , Townsville and Cairns , while the Burnett Highway and Isis Highway form part of the inland transportation corridor to Toowoomba in central New South Wales .

Queensland Rail serves the towns of Gympie, Maryborough and Bundaberg by express train, the Tilt Train .

The Wide Bay-Burnett region consists of the following Local Government Areas :

LGA	population	surface
Bundaberg region	96,936	6449.2 km²
Fraser Coast Region	102.080	7116.7 km²
Gympie region	49,334	6897.5 km²
North Burnett Region	10,805	19,706.5 km²
South Burnett Region	33,040	8397.1 km²
Cherbourg Shire	1260	31.7 km²

Web links

• Wide Bay Burnett region (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation)
• Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett
• Wide Bay Regional Organization of Councils

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} dlgp.qld.gov.au ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. : Wide Bay-Burnett , accessed June 6, 2012 
2. ↑ Wide Bay Institute of TAFE: Campuses . Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 6, 2012.