Bingegang, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bingegang
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.1177°N 149.1575°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4702
Area:426.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:71.6
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Dingo
Dist2:79.4
Dir2:SE
Location2:Middlemount
Dist3:219
Dir3:SE
Location3:Moranbah
Dist4:220
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Rockhampton
Dist5:831
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Central Highlands Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Mackenzie River
Near-Ne:Mackenzie
Near-E:Mackenzie
Near-Se:Alsace
Near-S:Jellinbah
Near-Sw:Jellinbah
Near-W:Mackenzie River
Near-Nw:Mackenzie River

Bingegang is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bingegang had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Bingegang is about 613 km away from Brisbane.[2]

The Mackenzie River (the river) forms the northern and north-western boundary of the locality. Parker Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality and then flows in a northerly direction through the locality to becomes a tributary of the Mackenzie River on the northern boundary (-23.05°N 149.2°W).[3] The south-eastern, southern and part of the south-western boundary of the locality roughly follows Return Creek (-23.25°N 149.1666°W), which is a tributary of Parker Creek.[4]

The Fitzroy Developmental Road enters the locality from the south (Jellinbah) and exits to the north-west (the locality of Mackenzie River).

Bingegang Weir impounds the Mackenzie River. It is reached via Bingegan Weir Access Road.[5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping in the north and south of the locality.

History

Bingebgang Weir was completed in 1975 and raised in 1998.

Demographics

In the Bingegang had a population of 18 people.

In the, Bingegang had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Bingegang. The nearest primary schools at Dingo State Schol in Dingo to the south and Middlemount Community School in Middlemount to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Middlemount Community School in Middlemount to the north-west and Blackwater State High School in Blackwater to the south-west. However, all of these schools are sufficiently distant that distance education and boarding schools would be other options.

Attractions

There is no public access allowed to the Bingegang Weir itself but boating and fishing is permitted if more than from the weir (or as signed).

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Bingegang. 2021-05-06. Queensland. en-AU.
  3. 26 December 2020.
  4. 26 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Nogoa Mackenzie Weirs & Barrages. live. 2021-05-11. Sunwater. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227222825/https://www.sunwater.com.au/weirs-and-barrages/nogoa-mackenzie/ . 27 February 2020 .