Minbun

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Minbun
Queensland
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Minbun
Coordinates 17°29′13″S145°32′56″E / 17.4869°S 145.5488°E / -17.4869; 145.5488 (Minbun (centre of locality))
Population75 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.174/km2 (5.63/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4886
Area34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Minbun:
Tarzali Tarzali Tarzali
Upper Barron Minbun Moregatta
Evelyn Evelyn Moregatta

Minbun is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Minbun had a population of 75 people. [1]

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Geography

Minbun railway station is an abandoned railway station ( 17°28′27″S145°34′57″E / 17.4742°S 145.5825°E / -17.4742; 145.5825 (Minbun railway station (former)) ) on the now-closed Millaa Millaa branch of the Tablelands railway line. [3]

The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road runs through the northeast corner. [4]

History

The locality takes its name from the Minbun railway station name, which was assigned on 23 July 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning brown possum. [2]

Nash Road State School opened on 1 September 1922. In May 1925 it was renamed Minbun State School. It closed in 1974. [5]

The railway line between Kairi railway station and Millaa Millaa railway station (including Minbun railway station) closed in 1964.

In the 2016 census Minbun had a population of 75 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Minbun (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Minbun – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 49859)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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. Google (10 August 2023). "Minbun, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0