Beerburrum, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beerburrum Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Anzac Avenue (main street of Beerburrum) with its memorial avenue of trees, 2007
Beerburrum Location in Queensland
Population	763 (2016 census)
• Density	7.940/km2 (20.56/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4517
Area	96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Location	17 km (11 mi) S of Landsborough 15 km (9 mi) N of Caboolture 61 km (38 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
County	Canning
Parish	Beerwah
State electorate(s)	Glass House
Federal Division(s)	Fisher
Localities around Beerburrum: Woodford Glass House Mountains Coochin Creek Woodford Beerburrum Bribie Island North Elimbah Donnybrook Welsby

Beerburrum is a small town and coastal locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Beerburrum had a population of 763 people.

Geography

Beerburrum is located close to the Glass House Mountains 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

Soldiers farm, Beerburrum, 1918

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The village was bypassed by the Bruce Highway in the early 1970s, and that road was itself superseded by the current alignment in 1985.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:

• Anzac Avenue: Anzac Avenue Memorial Trees

Education

Beerburrum State School, 1918

Beerburrum State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 8 Beerburrum Road (26°57′25″S 152°57′26″E / 26.9569°S 152.9572°E / -26.9569; 152.9572 (Beerburrum State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 92 students with 11 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

Images for kids

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  Looking towards the railway station, Beerburrum, 1916