O'Bil Bil

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = O'Bil Bil

| city =

| state = qld

| image = StateLibQld 1 43311 Kusay family home at O'Bil Bil, Queensland, 1910.jpg

| caption = Kusay family home at O'Bil Bil, 1910

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.5261|151.2552|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=O'Bil Bil (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 28

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4626

| area = 42.0

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 5.7

| dir1 = NNW

| location1 = Mundubbera

| dist2 = 31.4

| dir2 = SSE

| location2 = Eidsvold

| dist3 = 42.0

| dir3 = WNW

| location3 = Gayndah

| dist4 = 195

| dir4 = SW

| location4 = Bundaberg

| dist5 = 383

| dir5 = NW

| location5 = Brisbane

| lga = North Burnett Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Flynn

| near-n = Malmoe

| near-ne = Cattle Creek

| near-e = Mundowran

| near-se = Mundubbera

| near-s = Mundubbera

| near-sw = Riverleigh

| near-w = Coonambula

| near-nw = Malmoe

}}

O'Bil Bil is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47621|O'Bil Bil|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=28 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the western boundary of the locality, entering from the south-west (Coonambula / Riverleigh) and exiting to the north-west (Coonambula / Malmoe) at its confluence with O'Bil Bil Creek, which forms the north-western boundary of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Malmoe) and then forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality before exiting to the south-east (Mundubbera).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/O'Bil+Bil+QLD+4626/@-25.5259501,151.2162196,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc003e3b02c50dd:0x400eef17f20d370!8m2!3d-25.5548158!4d151.2781355 |title=O'Bil Bil, Queensland |access-date=13 Aug 2019}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

History

File:The New German Apostolic church at Malmoe, 28 February 1913.jpg

The locality is named after the O'Bil Bil Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River.{{Cite QPN|24934|O'Bil Bil Creek|creek in the North Burnett Region|access-date=25 December 2017}}

Most of the settlers in the district were Germans.{{cite news |date=28 April 1924 |title=THE UPPER BURNETT |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151338852 |accessdate=8 May 2025 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=16,757}}

The Malmoe Apostolic Church opened in 1913, part of the Apostolic Church of Queensland. It was demolished in 1969 to be replaced by a new church building in 1970.{{Cite web |title=Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland {{!}} O'Bil Bil (Malmoe) |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6692&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20(Malmoe) |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}{{Cite web |title=Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland {{!}} O'Bil Bil (Malmoe) |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4209&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20(Malmoe) |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719092404/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4209&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20%28Malmoe%29 |url-status=live }} The church location is now within the locality of O'Bil Bil.

File:StateLibQld 2 290499 Class photograph of students and teacher from O'Bil Bil school, 1936.jpg

Malmoe State School opened in August 1914.{{cite news |date=6 September 1913 |title=Advertising |page=2 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=17,363 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19902186 |access-date=5 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224510/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19902186 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=10 October 1913 |title=PUBLIC WORKS. |page=2 (SECOND EDITION) |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=12,759 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175457931 |access-date=5 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224510/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175457931 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=9 April 1914 |title=NEW STATE SCHOOL. |page=4 (SECOND EDITION) |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=12,913 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176175196 |access-date=5 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224618/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/176175196 |url-status=live }} It was on the northern side of Augustines Road ({{Coord|-25.54282|151.23094|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Malmoe State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1922 |title=County of Yarrol |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-yarrol-1922/original |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031012532/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-yarrol-1922/original |url-status=live }} In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station.{{cite news |date=6 February 1925 |title=THE BURNETT ELECTORATE |volume=55 |page=3 |newspaper=The Bundaberg Mail |issue=8,906 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215310737 |access-date=5 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224514/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215310737 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=13 March 1925 |title=O RIL EXL [?] |page=4 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=17,039 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article153122494 |access-date=5 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224511/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/153122494 |url-status=live }} In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road ({{Coord|-25.51442|151.21442|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=O'Bil Bil State School (former)}}).{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite web |date=1962 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m116-1962/original |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 November 2023}}

O'Bill Bill Creek State School opened in January 1916. In 1925, it was renamed Cattle Creek Valley State School. It closed on 12 March 1971.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was on the north-eastern side of Cattle Creek School Road, now within the locality of Cattle Creek (approx {{Coord|-25.49367|151.29894|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Cattle Creek Valley State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Parish of Lochaber |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-lochaber-1967/original |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105064139/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-lochaber-1967/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1955 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m116-admin-bdy-1955/original |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105063917/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m116-admin-bdy-1955/original |url-status=live }}

The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened from Mundubbera to Ceratodus on 26 April 1924,{{cite news |date=28 April 1924 |title=THE UPPER BURNETT |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151338852 |accessdate=16 February 2025 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=16,757}} with the locality served by Obil Bil railway station ({{coord|-25.5190|151.2200|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Obil Bil railway station}}).{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and the line was officially closed in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Gough |first=Emma |date=7 June 2012 |title=Last train out of Monto gone |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209064618/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d?nk=6d9f0b09cea95400a60977eb84d7bf09-1702104378 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=The Courier-Mail}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, O'Bil Bil had a population of 29 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32220|name=O'Bil Bil (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, O'Bil Bil had a population of 28 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32201|name=O'Bil Bil (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in O'Bil Bil. The nearest government schools are Mundubbera State College (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Mundubbera to the south-east and Eidsvold State School (Prep to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Amenities

Despite the name, the Malmoe Apostolic Church is at 529 Augustines Road in O'Bil Bil ({{Coord|-25.54429|151.23210|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Malmoe Apostolic Church}}).{{Cite web |title=Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland {{!}} O'Bil Bil (Malmoe) |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6692&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20(Malmoe) |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}{{Cite web |title=Malmoe Apostolic Church of Queensland {{!}} O'Bil Bil (Malmoe) |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4209&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20(Malmoe) |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719092404/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=4209&Malmoe%20Apostolic%20Church%20of%20Queensland%20O%27Bil%20Bil%20%28Malmoe%29 |url-status=live }}