Bellenden Ker, Queensland

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Bellenden Ker
Queensland
Mount Bellenden Ker summit and aerial cableway from Telecom Rd.jpg
Looking from Telecom Road in the locality of Bellenden Ker toward the mountain summit, 2018
Bellenden Ker is located in Queensland
Bellenden Ker
Bellenden Ker
Coordinates17°15′40″S 145°55′31″E / 17.2611°S 145.9252°E / -17.2611; 145.9252Coordinates: 17°15′40″S 145°55′31″E / 17.2611°S 145.9252°E / -17.2611; 145.9252
Population252 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.900/km2 (20.46/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Bellenden Ker:
Wooroonooran Deeral East Russell
Wooroonooran Bellenden Ker East Russell
Wooroonooran Babinda Babinda

Bellenden Ker is a town and a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bellenden Ker had a population of 252 people.[1]

History[]

Bellenden Ker Memorial Hall, opened 1936

Bellenden Ker State School opened on 14 August 1922.[4]

Sugar cane farming, Bellenden Ker, 2018

Bellenden Ker Post Office opened on 1 July 1936 and closed on 23 November 1974.[5]

In the 2011 census, Bellenden Ker had a population of 475 people.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellenden Ker (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bellenden Ker – town in Cairns Region (entry 2180)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Bellenden Ker – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48522)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Bellenden Ker". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bellenden Ker". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata

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