The locality names presumably derives from the Belyando River, where Belyando is believed to an Aboriginal word recorded by explorer and surveyor
Thomas Mitchell, where "baal" means "no" and "yan" means "go", spoken by an Aboriginal man trying to stop Mitchell proceeding farther north. Belyando was also the name associated with the clan that lived near to the Belyando River. The
Yacamunda Station was established by the
Earl family and cattle farming is still important for the local area. == Demographics ==