Population 840 (2011 census) LGA(s) Isaac Region Nebo Koumala Local time Thursday 4:35 PM | Postcode(s) 4742 State electorate(s) Mirani Postal code 4742 Federal division Division of Capricornia | |
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Location 952 km (592 mi) NW of Brisbane
93 km (58 mi) SW of Mackay
101 km (63 mi) NE of Moranbah Weather 26°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Nebo is a small town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia, located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of the city of Mackay on the Peak Downs Highway. In the 2011 census, Nebo had a population of 840 people.
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Map of Nebo QLD 4742, Australia
Economy
The local economy has traditionally relied on coal-mining as it plays a significant role in the local economy, with eleven coal mines located in the Nebo district.
History
The district was named by explorer William Landsborough, after the Babylonian god Nabu (Hebrew: Nebo). Although the name Nebo was widely used for the town, the official name was Fort Cooper until it was eventually changed to Nebo in 1923.
Pastoralists settled in the Nebo region as early as the 1860s. The Nebo Post Office opened on 1 January 1864.
The Nebo Court of Petty Sessions opened on 29 January 1866. The Nebo Small Debts Court opened on 31 December 1867. Following the Magistrates Courts Act 1921, the Small Debts Court became the Nebo Magistrates Court on 3 April 1922. On 31 December 1964, the Court of Petty Sessions was absorbed into the Magistrates Court. The Magistrates Court closed on 20 December 1990.
Nebo Provisional School opened on 29 June 1874. It became Nebo State School in 1909.
Nebo was the administrative centre for the Shire of Nebo until 2008 when the Shire was amalgamated with the Shire of Belyando and the Shire of Broadsound to form the Isaac Region. The Isaac Region is administered from Moranbah, but has council offices in Nebo.
At the 2006 census, Nebo had a population of 850.
Heritage listings
Nebo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
Nebo State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 34 Oxford Street, Nebo. In 2014, the school had an enrolment of 63 children with 4 teachers.