Cherbourg, Queensland
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George of Saxby Downs with his wife at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement, 1909 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Cherbourg | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°17′31″S 151°57′15″E / 26.2920°S 151.9543°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,194 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.55/km2 (97.25/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4605 | ||||||||||||
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Cherbourg (/ˈʃɜːbɜːɡ/), formerly known as Barambah, Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, is a rural town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, South Burnett region, Queensland, Australia.
The traditional owners of this area are the Wakka Wakka People.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,194 people, of whom 1,151 (96.4%) identified as Indigenous Australians.