Bilyana, Queensland

Bilyana is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bilyana had a population of 190 people.

Geography
The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary, and the Murray River part of the northern.

The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north-west.

Bilyana railway station is on the North Coast railway line (-18.1145°N, 145.9101°W).

The main land use is grazing on native vegetation in the north of the locality and growing sugarcane in the south of the locality. The residential areas are in the south and south-west of the locality.

History
Girramay (also known as Giramay, Garamay, Giramai, Keramai) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around Herbert River Catchment taking in the towns of Cardwell and Ingham. The Girramay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Cassowary Coast and Hinchinbrook Regional Councils.

Demographics
In the, Bilyana had a population of 180 people.

In the, Bilyana had a population of 190 people.

Education
There are no schools in Bilyana. The nearest government primary school is Murray River Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the west and Kennedy State School in neighbouring Kennedy to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north.