Nebo, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nebo Queensland
Nebo Hotel, 2009
Nebo Location in Queensland
Population	753 (2016 census)
• Density	0.8586/km2 (2.224/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4742
Area	877.0 km2 (338.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	85.4 km (53 mi) SE of Glenden 86.6 km (54 mi) SW of Sarina 92.8 km (58 mi) SW of Mackay 944 km (587 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Isaac Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Localities around Nebo: Mount Britton Epsom Blue Mountain Hail Creek Nebo Koumala Strathfield Oxford Oxford

Nebo is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Nebo had a population of 753 people.

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:

• 2 Reynolds Street: Nebo Hotel

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.

Education

Nebo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 34 Oxford Street (21°41′23″S 148°41′23″E / 21.6897°S 148.6898°E / -21.6897; 148.6898 (Nebo State School)). In 2014, the school had an enrolment of 63 children with 4 teachers. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 61 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Nebo. The nearest secondary schools are Sarina State High School (7-12) in Sarina to the north-east and Glenden State School (Prep-12) in Glenden to the north-west. Given the distances involved, distance education and boarding school would be other options.

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  Architectural drawing of the Nebo Police Quarters, 1884