Bluff, Queensland

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Bluff Queensland
Bluff
Coordinates	23°35′0″S 149°04′0″E / 23.58333°S 149.06667°E / -23.58333; 149.06667Coordinates: 23°35′0″S 149°04′0″E / 23.58333°S 149.06667°E / -23.58333; 149.06667
Population	357 (2006)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4702
Location	804 km (500 mi) NNW of Brisbane 177 km (110 mi) W of Rockhampton 96 km (60 mi) E of Emerald 23 km (14 mi) E of Blackwater
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Flynn

Bluff is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, in the Central Highlands local government area, 804 kilometres (500 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Bluff had a population of 357.^[1]

Bluff's location between some of Queensland's largest coal mines and the port of Gladstone has led to it becoming a major interchange station for large coal trains, some up to two kilometres long.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bluff (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
↑ "Bluff Rail Station". Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 2007-06-19.

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Bluff

v t e Towns in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland

Anakie Bauhinia Blackwater Bluff Bogantungan Capella Comet Dingo Duaringa Emerald Fernlees Gindee Rolleston Rubyvale Sapphire Springsure The Willows Tieri Withersfield Yamala

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

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