Oberina, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°00′48″S 148°53′10″E / 27.0133°S 148.8861°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 376.4 km2 (145.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 31 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0824/km2 (0.213/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4417 | ||||||||||||
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Oberina is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Oberina had a population of 31 people.[2]
Geography
Yalebone State Forest 2 is in the north-east of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Oberina had a population of 17 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Oberina had a population of 31 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Oberina. The nearest government school is Surat State School (Prep to Year 10) in Surat to the south-east. The nearest government school providing education to Year 12 is Roma State College in Roma to the north, but it might to be too distant for a daily commute for students in southern Oberina; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oberina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oberina (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Oberina – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47446)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oberina (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
