| Murrigal Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Murrigal | |||||||||||||||
  Murrigal | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°03′07″S145°54′07″E / 18.0519°S 145.9019°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 106 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.592/km2 (6.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40.9 km2 (15.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Murrigal is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Murrigal had a population of 106 people. [1]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Bilyana) and exits to the north-east (Euramo). The North Coast railway line runs immediately parallel and west of the highway. [3]
The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. [4]
There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill. [3]
Land was reserved for a cemetery on 3 August 1895. [5]
The locality was once served by the now-abandoned Murrigal railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line ( 18°03′53″S145°54′26″E / 18.0647°S 145.9072°E ). [6]
In the 2016 census, Murrigal had a population of 89 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Murrigal had a population of 106 people. [1]
There are no schools in Murrigal. The nearest government primary schools are Murray River Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the south-west and Tully State School in Tully to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School, also in Tully. [8]
Murrigal Cemetery is on a 0.61-hectare (1.5-acre) site on the eastern side of the Bruce Highway ( 18°03′51″S145°54′28″E / 18.0641°S 145.9078°E ). [9] It is operated by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council and new burials are restricted to those who already have reserved graves or have a family connection with those already buried there. [5]
