Takilberan, Queensland
locality in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Takilberan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Takilberan had a population of 47 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east by the shores of Lake Monduran, an impoundment of the Kolan River by the Fred Haigh Dam. The lake itself is within the locality of Lake Monduran.
Takilberan has the following mountains:
Mount Landsborough in the north of the locality (24.8592°S 151.7351°E / -24.8592; 151.7351 (Mount Landsborough)), rising 218 metres (715 ft) above sea level
Black Mountain in the west of the locality (24.9093°S 151.6399°E / -24.9093; 151.6399 (Black Mountain)), 489 metres (1,604 ft)
Mount Takilberan in the south-west of the locality on the boundary with neighbouring Wonbah Forest (24.9290°S 151.6346°E / -24.9290; 151.6346 (Mount Takilberan)), 560 metres (1,840 ft)
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Monduran) and exits to the north (Kolonga).
Takilberan Creek rises in the neighbouring locality of Gaeta, just west of the north-west corner of Takilberan. It meanders south through Gaeta and Wonbah Forest before entering the locality of Takilberan from the south-west and then flows north, exiting the locality to the north near the Bruce Highway. It ultimately flows into Lake Monduran.
The land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality presumably takes its name from the Mount Takilberan, which is derived from the Koreng Goreng language, meaning a hanging rock or stone.
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