| Type: | town |
| Manyung | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.2032°N 152.0263°W |
| Pop: | 83 |
| Postcode: | 4605 |
| Area: | 37.3 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 10.8 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Murgon |
| Dist2: | 56.3 |
| Dir2: | NE |
| Location2: | Kingaroy |
| Dist3: | 81.3 |
| Dir3: | W |
| Location3: | Gympie |
| Dist4: | 256 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Gympie Region |
| Stategov: | Nanango |
| Fedgov: | Wide Bay |
| Near-N: | Goomeribong |
| Near-Ne: | Goomeri |
| Near-E: | Goomeri |
| Near-Se: | Goomeri |
| Near-S: | Moondooner |
| Near-Sw: | Murgon |
| Near-W: | Murgon |
| Near-Nw: | Goomeribong |
Manyung is a rural town in the Gympie Region with the locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] [3] In the, Manyung had a population of 83 people.
The town is located in the north of the locality (within the Gympie Region). As at 2024, very few town lots have buildings.[4]
The Bunya Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Goomeri) and exits to the south (Moondooner). It bypasses the town to the south.[5]
The land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.
Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon.[6] Manyung railway station served the town (-26.2048°N 152.0272°W).[7] Prior to 1910, Manyung railway station was called Yura.[8]
The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. Manyung is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) munum meaning either death adder or scrub fruit.
In January 1912, the Queensland Government offered for sale 46 town lots of sizes varying from NaNrood at a cost of £8 to £25.[9]
Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. Tenders On 1 January 1916, it became Manyung State School.[10] [11] In 1921, it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963.
The railway line through Manyung closed in 2010.[12] The line has been redeveloped from Kingaroy to Kilkivan as the South Burnett Rail Trail, but, as at 2024, the section from Moondooner to Kilkivan is closed.
In the, Manyung had a population of 63 people.
In the, Manyung had a population of 83 people.
There are no schools in Manyung. The nearest government primary schools are Murgon State School in neighbouring Murgon to the south-west and Goomeri State School in neighbouring Goomeri to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon and Goomeri State School (to Year 10) in Goomeri.[13]