Place Names Register Extract

Belyuen

Extract date: 14/06/2026

Name	Belyuen
Type Designation	Major
Place Id	294
Place Type	Aboriginal Community
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 32' S (Decimal degrees -12.5386)
	Longitude: 130° 41' E (Decimal degrees 130.6999)
Locality / Suburb
	Belyuen
Land Council	Northern Land Council
Resource Centre	Managed by Local Government
Local Government Area
	Belyuen Community Council
Alternate Names
	Delisaville
	Delissaville
History/Origin	The Aboriginal community of Belyuen was established as Delissaville and changed to Belyuen in 1975. Belyuen takes its name from a nearby waterhole known by that name.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
	(None Found)

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