Bingegang Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23°07′04″S 149°09′27″E / 23.1177°S 149.1575°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 426.9 km2 (164.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Bingegang is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Bingegang had "no people or a very low population". [1]
Bingegang is about 613 km away from Brisbane. [3]
The Mackenzie River (the river) forms the northern and north-western boundary of the locality. Parker Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality and then flows in a northerly direction through the locality to becomes a tributary of the Mackenzie River on the northern boundary ( 23°03′S 149°12′E / 23.05°S 149.2°E). [4] The south-eastern, southern and part of the south-western boundary of the locality roughly follows Return Creek ( 23°15′00″S 149°10′00″E / 23.25°S 149.1666°E), which is a tributary of Parker Creek. [5] [6]
The Fitzroy Developmental Road enters the locality from the south ( Jellinbah) and exits to the north-west (the locality of Mackenzie River). [6]
Bingegang Weir ( 23°04′21″S 149°02′02″E / 23.0725°S 149.0338°E) impounds the Mackenzie River. It is reached via Bingegan Weir Access Road. [7]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping in the north and south of the locality. [6]
Bingebgang Weir was completed in 1975 and raised in 1998. [7]
In the 2016 census Bingegang had a population of 18 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Bingegang had "no people or a very low population". [1]
There are no schools in Bingegang. The nearest primary schools at Dingo State Schol in Dingo to the south and Middlemount Community School in Middlemount to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Middlemount Community School in Middlemount to the north-west and Blackwater State High School in Blackwater to the south-west. However, all of these schools are sufficiently distant that distance education and boarding schools would be other options. [6]
There is no public access allowed to the Bingegang Weir itself but boating and fishing is permitted if more than 200 metres (660 ft) from the weir (or as signed). [7]