Malu, Queensland

Malu
Suburb
Large grain silos next to the Malu railway station, 2000
Malu
Interactive map of Malu
Coordinates: 27°18′57″S151°34′56″E / 27.3158°S 151.5822°E / -27.3158; 151.5822 (Malu (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Toowoomba Region
Location	22.8 km (14.2 mi) NW of Oakey 45.3 km (28.1 mi) SE of Dalby 49.4 km (30.7 mi) NW of Toowoomba CBD 177 km (110 mi) WNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorate	Condamine
•  Federal division	Groom
Area
• Total	25.0 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.720/km2 (1.86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4403
Suburbs around Malu Bowenville Brymaroo Brymaroo Bowenville Malu Jondaryan Bowenville Jondaryan Jondaryan

Malu is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Malu had a population of 18 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Western railway line forms the south-west boundary of the locality, entering the locality from south-east (Jondaryan) and exiting to the south-west (Bowenville). The locality is served by Malu railway station ( 27°20′55″S151°33′41″E / 27.3486°S 151.5613°E / -27.3486; 151.5613 (Malu railway station) ). ^[3] The Warrego Highway runs immediately south and parallel to the railway line, entering the locality from south-east (Jondaryan) and exiting to the south-west (Bowenville). ^[4]

There are grain silos near the railway station operated by GrainCorp. ^[5] To the north of the grain silos is a quarry which supplies concrete aggregate, bitumen and sealing aggregates, road base and ballast. ^[6] Apart from these, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. ^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Malu had a population of 18 people. ^[8]

In the 2021 census, Malu had a population of 18 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Malu. The nearest government primary schools are Bowenville State School in neighbouring Bowenville to the west and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in Quinalow to the north and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey and other non-government schools in Toowoomba and its suburbs. ^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Malu (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Malu – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47995)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
5. "Locations". Grains | GrainCorp. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
6. "Key Resource Area reports and maps" (PDF). Queensland Government. July 2017. pp. 10–12. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
7. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Malu (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 June 2025.