Capella, Queensland

Capella Queensland
Capella
Coordinates	23°04′S 148°01′E / 23.067°S 148.017°E / -23.067; 148.017Coordinates: 23°04′S 148°01′E / 23.067°S 148.017°E / -23.067; 148.017
Population	796 (2006 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4723
Location	885 km (550 mi) NW of Brisbane 323 km (201 mi) W of Rockhampton 52 km (32 mi) N of Emerald
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Flynn

Capella is a small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. Capella is midway between Emerald and Clermont on the Gregory Highway. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 796.^[1]

It was founded in the late 1860s by graziers influenced by the good reports of Ludwig Leichhardt.

Today, it is a service town catering to the large coal-mining interests in the area as well as pastoralists.

Sport is a very big part of the town, especially Rugby League and Union. The Capella Cattledogs rugby union team made it to the grand final in 2007 against the Clermont Bushpigs.

Heritage listings

Capella has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Lilyvale Road, Crinum: Lilyvale Stand Monument^[2]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Capella (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
↑ "Lilyvale Stand Monument (entry 602167)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Capella

Towns and localities in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland

Anakie Arcadia Valley Argyll Bauhinia Blackwater Bluff Bogantungan Cairdbeign Capella Comet Crinum Dingo Duaringa Emerald Fernlees Gindie Lochington Rolleston Rubyvale Sapphire Springsure The Willows Tieri Withersfield Yamala

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

Central Queensland, Queensland

Cities:	Emerald Gladstone Rockhampton

Townships:	Bajool Banana Baralaba Biloela Bouldercombe Blackwater Bluff Callide Calliope Capella Carmila Clairview Clermont Comet Dingo Dysart Duaringa Foleyvale Gogango Gracemere Jambin Marlborough Middlemount Moranbah Moura Mount Larcom Mount Morgan Rannes Raglan Rolleston Springsure Stanwell St Lawrence Tannum Sands Tieri Westwood Wowan Woorabinda Yaamba Yeppoon

Local Government Areas:	Banana Central Highlands Gladstone Isaac Rockhampton Woorabinda

National Parks:	Blackdown Tableland Byfield Capricorn Coast Capricornia Cays Carnarvon Castle Tower Curtis Island Deepwater Epping Forest Eurimbula Expedition Goodedulla Humboldt Isla Gorge Junee Keppel Bay Islands Kroombit Tops Littabella Mazeppa Minerva Hills Mount Archer Mount Colosseum Mount Etna Caves Mount Jim Crow Mount O'Connell Mount Walsh Nuga Nuga Palmgrove Peak Range Rundle Range Snake Range Taunton West Hill Wild Cattle Island

Places of Interest:	Carnarvon Gorge Capricorn Caves Shoalwater Bay The Gemfields

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