Cobraball is a rural

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in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Cobraball had a population of 81 people.

Geography

Cobraball has the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Cobberra (), * Black Mountain (), rising to above sea level * Camp Hill Rock (), The predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

On 9 November 2019, a bushfire broke out on Old Byfield Road. It spread quickly and unpredictably, putting lives and property at risk with many people being evacuated over the following days. Up to were burned with homes and other structures destroyed, as the fire spread to other localities. Livestock and native animals were also killed.

Demographics

In the , Cobraball had a population of 70 people. In the , Cobraball had a population of 81 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cobraball. The nearest government primary schools are

Yeppoon State School Yeppoon State School is a heritage-listed state school and state school at 14–16 Tucker Street, Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built f ...

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

to the east and Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst,

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

, to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Yeppoon State High School, also in Yeppoon, and Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton.

References

{{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland