- Hebel, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Hebel
state = qld
caption =
lga = Balonne Shire
postcode = 4486
est =
pop = 149
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Warrego
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 674
dir1 = WSW
location1=Brisbane
dist2 = 145
dir2 = SW
location2=St George, Queensland
dist3 = 69
dir3 = N
location3= Lightning Ridge (NSW)Hebel is a town of approximately 18 inhabitants in
Balonne Shire , in south-westernQueensland ,Australia . It is situated convert|4|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the border withNew South Wales on theCastlereagh Highway . At the 2006 census, Hebel and the surrounding area had a population of 149.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36231|name=Hebel (Balonne Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-05-04|quick=on]Hebel is close to the well known
opal mines of Lightning Ridge.It was reputedly named after a German immigrant family.Fact|date=February 2007
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