St George, Queensland

St George Queensland
Main street of St George
St George
Coordinates	28°02′03″S 148°34′54″E / 28.03417°S 148.58167°E / -28.03417; 148.58167Coordinates: 28°02′03″S 148°34′54″E / 28.03417°S 148.58167°E / -28.03417; 148.58167
Population	2,647 (2011 census)
Established	1862
Postcode(s)	4487
Elevation	200.8 m (659 ft)
Location	513 km (319 mi) from Brisbane 389 km (242 mi) from Toowoomba 194 km (121 mi) from Roma 162 km (101 mi) from Hebel
LGA(s)	Shire of Balonne
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.5 °C 82 °F 13.9 °C 57 °F 516.8 mm 20.3 in
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St George is a town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Balonne. In the 2011 census, St George had a population of 2,647 people.

The town is 513 kilometres (319 mi) due west of Brisbane and the Gold Coast and sits just inside the region of South West Queensland, Australia.

St George is on the Balonne River which is reputedly an excellent fishing site for fish such as Yellowbelly and Murray Cod.

It sits at the junction of several highways including the Castlereagh Highway, the Moonie Highway, the Carnarvon Highway and the Balonne Highway. The only crossing of the Balonne River is the Andrew Nixon Bridge on the Balonne Highway.

The town was named by Major Thomas Mitchell who crossed the Balonne River on St George's Day, 23 April 1846.

At the 2011 census, St George had a population of 2,647.

The town was severely affected by flooding in March 2010, which peaked at 13.5 metres, and again in December 2010 - January 2011.

Flooding once again occurred in February 2012. When there was a possibility of the river reaching 15 metres, about 2000 residents were mandatorily evacuated on 4 and 5 February to evacuation centres in Dalby and Brisbane. A temporary levee was built in St George on the morning of 5 February (Sunday). The Balonne River reached a height of 13.85 metres on Tuesday 7 February.