Benarkin
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| Coordinates: 26°53′10″S 152°08′14″E / 26.8861°S 152.1372°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 61 (2021 census locality) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.52/km2 (37.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4306 | ||||||||||||
| County | Cavendish | ||||||||||||
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Benarkin is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The nearby town of Blackbutt is the origin of the town and the two towns are often referred to as the joint entity Blackbutt-Benarkin. In the 2021 census, the locality of Benarkin had a population of 61 people.