Beilba, Queensland

Beilba is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Beilba had a population of 35 people.

Geography

The Carnarvon Highway runs along part of the western boundary.
There are three sections of the Expedition National Park in the north and east of the locality. Doonkuna State Forest is in the west of the locality with Beilba State Forest in the east of the locality and Hallett State Forest in the south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

The locality is named after Beilba, an Indigenous Australian resistance fighter who helped lead the Hornet Bank massacre.

In the, Beilba had a population of 49 people.
In the, Beilba had a population of 35 people.

There are no schools in Beilba. The nearest government schools are Injune State School in Injune to the south-west and Aracadia Valley State School in neighbouring Arcadia Valley to the north. However, students in the north-east of Beilba might be too distant from these schools for a daily commute. Also, there are no nearby schools offering education to Year 12. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.