Benaraby Queensland |
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Coordinates | 23°59′57″S 151°19′04″E / 23.99917°S 151.31778°ECoordinates: 23°59′57″S 151°19′04″E / 23.99917°S 151.31778°E |
Population | 594 (2006 census) |
Postcode(s) | 4680 |
Location | 20 km (12 mi) S of Gladstone |
LGA(s) | Gladstone Region |
State electorate(s) | Gladstone |
Federal Division(s) | Flynn |
Benaraby is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The population of Benaraby at the 2006 census was 594.
Benaraby is 20 kilometres south of Gladstone in Central Queensland. It is on the Boyne River and is the access point to Lake Awoonga.
Benaraby Post Office opened around 1912 (receiving offices known as Boyne Bridge, Boyne River, Annandale and Benaraby had been open from 1890) and closed in 1982.
Originally a rural locality, in recent times it has become more of a residential suburb for the workers in Gladstone, Boyne Island and Tannum Sands.
Benaraby contains 2 petrol stations, a primary school, a community hall, a nursery and three accommodation providers.
Benaraby State School is a public school located in Benaraby. It was established in 1886 and currently has 113 students from prep to year 7.