Population 600 (2011 census) Local time Thursday 6:46 AM | Postcode(s) 4517 Postal code 4517 Parish Beerwah | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Glass House Mountain, Mt Beerburrum, Tibberoowuccum | ||
Beerburrum is a small town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Map of Beerburrum QLD 4517, Australia
Geography
Beerburrum is located close to the Glass House Mountains 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.
History
The name is derived from that of a nearby mountain, Mount Beerburrum. In the language of the Indigenous Kabi nation, bir means green parrot and burru mountain.
In 1916, Beerburrum was chosen to be a soldier settlement with over 550 farms allocated. Beerburrum Soldier Settlement was the largest soldier settlement in Queensland. The expectation was that hilly land would be suitable for growing pineapples and other fruits. However, by 1929, it was generally acknowledged that the scheme had failed (like many others), due to the farms being too small to be economically viable and there were shortages of skills, capital and markets.
Beerburrum Post Office opened by 1917 (a receiving office had been open from 1893) and Beerburrum State School opened on 22 April 1918.
The village was bypassed by the Bruce Highway in the early 1970s, and that road was itself superseded by the current alignment in 1985. At the 2006 census, Beerburrum had a population of 287. At the 2011 census, Beerburrum had a population of 600.
Transport
The Beerburrum railway station is on the North Coast railway line, a coastal route connecting from Brisbane through to Cairns.
Heritage listings
Beerburrum has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: