Cherbourg, Queensland

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Cherbourg
Queensland
George of Saxby Downs with his wife at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement, 1909
Cherbourg is located in Queensland
Cherbourg
Cherbourg
Coordinates26°17′31″S 151°57′15″E / 26.2920°S 151.9543°E / -26.2920; 151.9543 (Cherbourg (town centre))
Population1,194 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density37.55/km2 (97.25/sq mi)
Established1900
Postcode(s)4605
Elevation310 m (1,017 ft)
Area31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Cherbourg:
Ficks Crossing Murgon Murgon
Wondai Cherbourg Murgon
Wondai Charlestown Moffatdale

Cherbourg (/ˈʃɜːbɜːɡ/[2]), formerly known as Barambah, Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, is a rural town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,194 people, of whom 1,151 (96.4%) identified as Indigenous Australians.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherbourg (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. ^ "Cherbourg – town in Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg (entry 6986)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Cherbourg – locality in Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg (entry 44517)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.