Bilyana, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bilyana
State:qld
Coordinates:-18.1172°N 145.9622°W
Pop:190
Postcode:4854
Area:130.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:22.5
Dir1:S
Location1:Tully
Dist2:73.6
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Innisfail
Dist3:161
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:187
Dir4:NW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1548
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Rockingham
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Kennedy
Near-Sw:Kennedy
Near-W:Murray Upper
Near-Nw:Murrigal

Bilyana is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bilyana had a population of 190 people.

Geography

The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary, and the Murray River part of the northern.

The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north-west.

Bilyana railway station is on the North Coast railway line (-18.1145°N 145.9101°W).[2]

The main land use is grazing on native vegetation in the north of the locality and growing sugarcane in the south of the locality. The residential areas are in the south and south-west of the locality.

History

Girramay (also known as Giramay, Garamay, Giramai, Keramai) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around Herbert River Catchment taking in the towns of Cardwell and Ingham. The Girramay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Cassowary Coast and Hinchinbrook Regional Councils.[3]

Demographics

In the, Bilyana had a population of 180 people.

In the, Bilyana had a population of 190 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bilyana. The nearest government primary school is Murray River Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the west and Kennedy State School in neighbouring Kennedy to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 24 May 2019.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Indigenous languages map of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. 5 February 2020.