Munbura, Queensland

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Munbura
Queensland
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Munbura
Coordinates 21°22′08″S149°07′34″E / 21.3688°S 149.1261°E / -21.3688; 149.1261 (Munbura (centre of locality))
Population89 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.633/km2 (6.82/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4740
Area33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Munbura:
Sunnyside Balberra Alligator Creek
Sunnyside Munbura Sarina
Sarina Sarina Sarina

Munbura is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Munbura had a population of 89 people. [1]

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Geography

Alligator Creek forms the eastern boundary, and Bells Creek the northern and western. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows the south-western boundary. [3]

History

The locality takes its name from the Munbura railway station which was named on 30 October 1913 by J. Strachan, the Mackay railway traffic manager in the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning poplar gum. [2] [4]

Munbura State School opened on 16 August 1920 and closed in December 1971. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Munbura had a population of 115 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Munbura had a population of 89 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Munbura (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Munbura – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46815)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Google (14 August 2021). "Munbura, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. "District Place Names". Daily Mercury . Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  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
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Munbura (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg