Mount Marrow, Queensland

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Mount Marrow
Queensland
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Mount Marrow State School, 2023
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Mount Marrow
Coordinates 27°35′52″S152°37′15″E / 27.5977°S 152.6208°E / -27.5977; 152.6208 (Mount Marrow (centre of locality))
Population182 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4306
Area8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Mount Marrow:
Marburg Haigslea Haigslea
Tallegalla Mount Marrow Walloon
Rosewood Thagoona Thagoona

Mount Marrow is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people. [3]

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Geography

The locality is 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) west of the Ipswich CBD. [4]

The locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Marrow which is in the north of the locality ( 27°35′37″S152°37′10″E / 27.5935°S 152.6195°E / -27.5935; 152.6195 (Mount Marrow) ) rising to 270 metres (890 ft) above sea level. [5] [6]

There is a quarry at the mountain extracting aggregate for use in roadworks and other construction projects. [7] Apart from the quarry, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [8]

History

Mount Marrow State School opened on 4 November 1909. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Marrow had a population of 195 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people. [3]

Education

Mount Marrow State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 272 Thagoona-Haigslea Road ( 27°36′13″S152°37′17″E / 27.6036°S 152.6214°E / -27.6036; 152.6214 (Mount Marrow State School) ). [11] [12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 65 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [14]

There are no secondary schools in Mount Marrow. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-west. [15]

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References

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