Mungar

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Mungar
Queensland
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Mungar State School, 2023
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Mungar
Coordinates 25°36′10″S152°35′40″E / 25.6027°S 152.5944°E / -25.6027; 152.5944
Population309 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density20.33/km2 (52.65/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4650
Area15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Maryborough
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mungar:
Yerra Grahams Creek Tinana South
Pilerwa Mungar Ferney
Antigua Antigua Ferney

Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Mungar had a population of 309 people. [1]

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Geography

Mungar is 247 kilometres (153 mi) north of the state capital Brisbane and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south west of the regional centre of Maryborough.

The Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway branches from the North Coast railway line at Mungar.

History

Mary River Saw Mill Provisional School opened on 9 July 1875. On 24 Sep 1877, it was renamed Mungar State School. [3]

At the 2011 census, Mungar and the surrounding area had a population of 264. [4]

Education

Mungar State School library, 2023 Mungar State School library, 2023.jpg
Mungar State School library, 2023

Mungar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1143 Mungar Road ( 25°36′15″S152°35′26″E / 25.6041°S 152.5906°E / -25.6041; 152.5906 (Mungar State School) ). [5] [6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [7]

There are no secondary schools in Mungar. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Mungar – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mungar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Mungar State School". Mungar State School. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.