RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Infrastructure

The RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region is located in south-east Queensland. The Region encompasses a total land area of about 48,600 square kilometres. The RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region is predominantly rural, with rural-residential, residential, commercial and industrial land use in numerous urban centres and small townships. The main urban centres are Bundaberg, Gayndah, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Kingaroy and Maryborough, with numerous smaller townships and villages, and an aboriginal community at Cherbourg. Rural land is used largely for forestry, agriculture and horticulture. Tourism is also an important industry, particularly along the coast. The Region is home to a gold mine near Mount Perry, a Siltstone quarry at Eidsvold, and the Meandu Coal Mine and power stations at Tarong.

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NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.

Transportation Networks

  • Bruce Highway
  • Bunya Highway
  • Burnett Highway
  • D'Aguilar Highway
  • Isis Highway
  • Wide Bay Highway
  • Bundaberg Regional Airport
  • Fraser Coast Airport (Hervey Bay and Maryborough)
  • Port of Bundaberg
  • North Coast railway line
  • Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and Tilt Train
  • Fraser Island Ferry and Barges

Distances

  • Brisbane CBD 160-350km

Major Industrial Precincts

  • Bundaberg East
  • Bundaberg North
  • Dundowran (north of Lower Mountain Road)
  • Gayndah (around Cordelia Street)
  • Glanmire
  • Gympie
  • Kensington
  • Kingaroy
  • Maryborough (eastern section)
  • Maryborough West
  • Monkland (south-east)
  • Mundubbera (around Jack Parr Street)
  • Murgon (west of Gesslers Road)
  • Southside
  • Svensson Heights (southern section)
  • Thabeban
  • Urangan (southern section)

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

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