Mutarnee, Queensland

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Mutarnee
Queensland
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Mutarnee
Coordinates 18°57′14″S146°17′31″E / 18.9538°S 146.2919°E / -18.9538; 146.2919 (Mutarnee (town centre))
Population120 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.01/km2 (5.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4816
Area59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Townsville
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Herbert
Localities around Mutarnee:
Coolbie Coolbie Coral Sea
Crystal Creek Mutarnee Coral Sea
Crystal Creek Crystal Creek Rollingstone

Mutarnee is a rural town and coastal locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mutarnee had a population of 120 people. [1]

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Geography

Mutarnee is approximately 67 kilometres north-west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and 44 kilometres south-east of Ingham. It is situated on the banks of Crystal Creek and is near the rainforest village of Paluma.

The town is in the north-west of the locality and consists of rural residential housing. The rest of the locality is used for a mix of agriculture, including growing sugarcane and grazing on native vegetation. [4]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Rollingstone), passes through the town, and exits to the north-west (Coolbie). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Rollingstone) and is immediately parallel and west of the highway. It passes through the town and exits to the north-west (Coolbie). There are two railway stations:

History

Mutarnee takes its name from its railway station, which in turn was named on 23 December 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department using an Aboriginal word meaning food, as suggested by Archibald Meston. [2] [6]

Ollera Provisional School opened in 1905 and closed in 1906. Ollera Creek State School opened on 17 May 1920. In 1923, it was renamed Mutarnee State School. [7] [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mutarnee had a population of 116 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mutarnee had a population of 120 people. [1]

Education

Mutarnee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Road ( 18°57′18″S146°17′14″E / 18.9550°S 146.2871°E / -18.9550; 146.2871 (Mutarnee State School) ). [10] [11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [12]

Mungalla Silver Lining School is a private secondary school (7-12) school for Indigenous boys and girls at 64 Spiegelhauer Road ( 18°58′07″S146°17′17″E / 18.9685°S 146.2881°E / -18.9685; 146.2881 (Mungalla Silver Lining School) ). [13]

There is no government secondary school is Mutarnee. The nearest government secondary schools are Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north and Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun, Townsville, to the south-east. [4]

Facilities

Facilities at Mutarnee include a state primary school, [14] a recreational waterhole, and a camping area at nearby Crystal Creek.

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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  12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. "Mungulla Silver Lining School Annual Report 2022 (based on 2021 data)" (PDF). Mungulla Silver Lining School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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