Manyung

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Manyung
Queensland
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Manyung farmhouse
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Manyung
Coordinates 26°12′12″S152°01′35″E / 26.2032°S 152.0263°E / -26.2032; 152.0263 (Manyung (town centre))
Population83 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.225/km2 (5.76/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4605
Area37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Localities around Manyung:
Goomeribong Goomeribong Goomeri
Murgon Manyung Goomeri
Murgon Moondooner Goomeri

Manyung is a rural town in the Gympie Region with the locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] [4] In the 2021 census, Manyung had a population of 83 people. [1]

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Geography

The town is located in the north of the locality (within the Gympie Region). As at 2024, very few town lots have buildings. [5]

The Bunya Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Goomeri) and exits to the south (Moondooner). It bypasses the town to the south. [6]

The land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. [5]

History

Cows at Manyung Farm Cows at Manyung Farm, near Murgon.jpg
Cows at Manyung Farm

Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon. [7] Manyung railway station served the town ( 26°12′17″S152°01′38″E / 26.2048°S 152.0272°E / -26.2048; 152.0272 (Manyung railway station) ). [8] Prior to 1910, Manyung railway station was called Yura. [9]

The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. Manyung is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) munum meaning either death adder or scrub fruit. [3]

In January 1912, the Queensland Government offered for sale 46 town lots of sizes varying from 1 to 3 roods (1,000 to 3,000 m2) at a cost of £8 to £25. [10]

Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. Tenders On 1 January 1916, it became Manyung State School. [11] [12] In 1921, it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963. [13]

The railway line through Manyung closed in 2010. [14] The line has been redeveloped from Kingaroy to Kilkivan as the South Burnett Rail Trail, but, as at 2024, the section from Moondooner to Kilkivan is closed. [14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Manyung had a population of 63 people. [15]

In the 2021 census, Manyung had a population of 83 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Manyung. The nearest government primary schools are Murgon State School in neighbouring Murgon to the south-west and Goomeri State School in neighbouring Goomeri to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon and Goomeri State School (to Year 10) in Goomeri. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Manyung (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Manyung – town in the Gympie Region (entry 52023)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Manyung – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Manyung – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel; Population centres". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; Population centres". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 9615. Queensland, Australia. 11 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Naming Stations". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 413. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Advertising". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLV, no. 5780. Queensland, Australia. 20 January 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "TENDER ACCEPTED". The Telegraph . No. 13, 325. Queensland, Australia. 6 August 1915. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 24 December 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "STATE SCHOOLS FOR PROVISIONAL SCHOOLS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 13, 303. Queensland, Australia. 14 January 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  14. 1 2 "About & History of the branch". South Burnett Rail Trail . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manyung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.

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