Nerimbera, Queensland

Nerimbera is a locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Nerimbera
Queensland
Nerimbera
Coordinates23°24′48″S 150°35′42″E
Population265 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4701
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Nerimbera:
Lakes Creek Mount Archer Nankin
Port Curtis Nerimbera Nankin
Midgee Midgee Nankin

Geography

The northern part of Nerimbera comprises the Black Creek valley running up into the Berserker Range; this land is mountainous and undeveloped.[3] Mount Berserker, also known as Mount Nerimbera (23.365°S 150.5844°E / -23.365; 150.5844 (Mount Berserker)) is 468 metres (1,535 ft) above sea level.[3][4]

The southern part of Nerimbera is bounded to the west by the Fitzroy River and is mostly flatter land (apart from some mountain spurs). Most of the land use in Nerimbera occurs in these low-lying flatter areas and is mostly used for grazing.[3]

History

The Berserker Range and Mount Berserker takes their name from the Norse Berserker warriors. The name was used in 1853 by pastoralist Charles Archer whose family lived in Scotland and Norway.[5][6]

Nerimbera State School opened on 16 August 1921.[7] It closed on 31 December 2009.[8] The school was located at 4 Graff Road (23.4006°S 150.5888°E / -23.4006; 150.5888 (Nerimbera State School)).[9]

In the 2011 census, Nerimbera had a population of 265 people.[1]

Economy

Employing more than 500 staff, the JBS Meat Processing facility on St Christopher's Chapel Road has a daily processing capacity of 696 cattle.[10] Holcim Australia operate an aggregate quarry at Arnold Drive.[11]

Heritage listings

Nerimbera has the following heritage listings:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nerimbera". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Nerimbera (entry 48801)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. "Mount Berserker – mountain in Rockhampton Regional (entry 2380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Berserker Range – range in Livingstone Shire (entry 2381)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. "Mount Berserker – mountain in Rockhampton Regional (entry 2380)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. Chiclcott, Tanya; Vlasic, Kimberley (7 June 2013). "Full school asssets sale list". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. "JBS Australia | Rockhampton Plant". www.jbssa.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  11. "Holcim Australia - Location". www.holcim.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  12. "St Christophers Chapel (entry 600660)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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