Bli Bli, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°37′07″S 153°02′16″E / 26.6186°S 153.0377°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 10,138 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 337.9/km2 (875.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4560 | ||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Maroochy | ||||||||||||
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Bli Bli (/ˈblaɪblaɪ/ BLY-bly)[2] is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bli Bli had a population of 10,138 people.[1]
Geography
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A few kilometres inland from the Maroochydore urban area, Bli Bli rises above the wetlands which were, for many years, the home of the Sunshine Coast sugarcane industry. Whilst this industry is all but gone, state government legislation ensures the wetlands will remain an undeveloped Green Space.[citation needed]
The Maroochy River flows through the locality from north-east (Marcoola) to south-east (Pacific Paradise/Maroochydore).[5]
The Bruce Highway forms the south-western boundary of the locality.[6]
The Yandina-Bli Bli Road enters from the north and the Nambour–Bli Bli Road enters from the west.[7]
History
[edit]The name Bli Bli is believed to be derived from the Kabi word bilai meaning sheoak tree (Casuarina glauca).[3][4]
Bli Bli Provisional School opened on 2 April 1901, becoming Bli Bli State School on 1 January 1909.[8][9]
The first Bli Bli post office opened by March 1903 (a receiving office had been open from 1898) and closed in 1954. The current Bli Bli post office opened on 1 October 1987.[10]
The David Low Bridge over the Maroochy River opened in Bli Bli on 15 August 1959. It was named after David Low, who served as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Chairman of the Maroochy Shire Council.