Bargara /bəˈɡɑːrə/[2] is a coastal town in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] The town lies 384 kilometres (239 mi) north of the state capital Brisbane and just 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite town of Bundaberg, with only sugar cane fields separating the two centres. Between 1912 and 1948, a railway connected the two centres.[4] At the 2011 census, Bargara had a population of 6,893.