Cherbourg, Queensland
| Cherbourg Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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George of Saxby Downs with his wife at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement, 1909 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°17′31″S 151°57′15″E / 26.2920°S 151.9543°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,194 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.55/km2 (97.25/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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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.