Bellevue, Queensland
| Bellevue Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Chimney at OK Mine & Smelter, 1994 | |||||||||||||||
  Bellevue | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°38′47″S 144°15′45″E / 16.6463°S 144.2625°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 978.6 km2 (377.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Bellevue is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
The Mitchell River forms the northern boundary.[3]
The Burke Developmental Road (State Route 27) passes through the south-west corner.
The Pinnacles is a mountain in the north of the locality (16°29′17″S 144°18′22″E / 16.4881°S 144.3061°E), rising to 385 metres (1,263 ft) above sea level.[4][5]
Ok is a former town within the locality (16°36′21″S 144°14′59″E / 16.6058°S 144.2497°E).[6]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
Bellevue Provisional School opened in 1898 as a half-time school with Springbank Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). It closed circa 1900.[8]
In 1901, stockman John Munro found a deposit of copper which was initially sent to the smelter at Mount Garnet smelter for processing. The Ok Copper Mines Development Syndicate was formed to mine the deposit.[6]
A post office opened in 1905, closing in 1912.[6]
Ok was surveyed as a town in 1908. It was named after a well-known brand of jam.[6]
The mine closed in 1909, but reopened in 1930, supplying the Chillagoe smelters, and closed permanently in 1942. Little remains of the town of Ok today.[6]
Between 2008 and 2013, Bellevue (along with all other parts of the Shire of Mareeba) was within the Tablelands Region.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[9]
In the 2021 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Heritage listings
Bellevue has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- OK Mine & Smelter, Kitoba Holding (16°36′16″S 144°14′47″E / 16.6045°S 144.2463°E)[10]
Education
There are no schools in Bellevue, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[11]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellevue (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bellevue – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48523)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Bellevue, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Pinnacles – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 34067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Ok – locality unbounded in Shire of Mareeba (entry 43595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellevue (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "OK Mine & Smelter (entry 601363)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.