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Moomin
Coordinates 17°21′32″S145°24′35″E / 17.3588°S 145.4097°E / -17.3588; 145.4097 (Moomin (centre of locality))
Population191 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density6.181/km2 (16.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4887
Area30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Moomin:
Watsonville Watsonville Wongabel
Watsonville Moomin Upper Barron
Herberton Herberton Wondecla

Moomin is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Moomin had a population of 191 people. [1]

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Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks: [3]

The Herberton railway line ran through the locality but that section of the line closed in 1988, but part of the line remains in use as the Atherton Herberton Historic Railway. There were two railway stations on the line in Moomin:

The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west. [8]

History

The locality was named after the railway station on the Tablelands railway line, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning wasp's nest. [2]

Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910. [9] It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range. [10]

In 1994 a new primary school campus for Herberton State School (then at Grace Street, Herberton) was constructed in Moorim. [11] [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Moomin had a population of 133 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Moomin had a population of 191 people. [1]

Education

Herberton State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at Elwyn Phillips Memorial Drive ( 17°22′20″S145°22′44″E / 17.3723°S 145.3790°E / -17.3723; 145.3790 (Herberton State School) ). [11] [14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 176 students with 20 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). [15] It includes a special education program. [11] The secondary (7-10) campus of the school remains at the original school site in Grace Street, Herberton ( 17°22′50″S145°22′57″E / 17.3805°S 145.3825°E / -17.3805; 145.3825 (Herberton State School - Secondary Campus) ). [11] [12]

For government secondary education to Year 12, the nearest school is Atherton State High School in Atherton to the north-east. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moomin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Moomin – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mount Ida – mountain in Tablelands Regional (entry 16588)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "St Patrick Hill – hill in Tablelands Regional (entry 32118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Stewart Head – peak in Tablelands Regional (entry 32366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ "Moomin, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Tent Schools". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXV, no. 15, 971. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Herberton State School - Secondary Campus". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moomin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "Herberton State School". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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