Milbong, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Milbong
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8833°N 152.7322°W
Pop:190
Postcode:4310
Area:24.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.1
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Boonah
Dist2:32.4
Dir2:S
Location2:Ipswich
Dist3:40.7
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Beaudesert
Dist4:71.5
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Limestone Ridges
Near-Ne:Washpool
Near-E:Woolooman
Near-Se:Wyaralong
Near-S:Roadvale
Near-Sw:Roadvale
Near-W:Anthony
Near-Nw:Milora

Milbong is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Milbong had a population of 190 people.

Geography

Purga Creek flows through from the south before forming the north-eastern boundary.

One Eye Waterhole is in the centre of the locality (-27.8816°N 152.7306°W).[2]

The Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) runs through from north to south.[3]

History

The name Milbong is a combination of two Aboriginal words in Ugarapul dialect, in which mil means eye and bong means dead. An Aboriginal with only one eye is supposed to have camped by a waterhole in the vicinity.[1]

In the late 1870s, the choice of name for the district was contentious with three names in popular use: One Eye Waterhole (from the natural feature), Blantyre (the name of a local farm), Waterview (the name of the Congregational Church) and Milbong. The establishment of a post office and school created a need to resolve the issue of naming, resulting in Milbong being eventually chosen.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Blantyre One Eye Waterhole State School was established circa 25 July 1874. By 1877, it had been renamed Milbong State School.[8] It closed in 1965. It was at 2616 Ipswich Boonah Road (corner Milbong Road,).[9] [10]

Blantyre Congregational Church at "One Eye" was completed about 1877, later being called the Waterview Congregational Church, before becoming known as Milbong Congregational Church.[11] [12] It was at 5 Milbong Road . The church building is still extant, but is now being used as a house.[13]

Milbong Lutheran Church (also known as St Luke's Lutheran Church) opened on 23 September 1885. A new church (built on the site of the original church) was opened on 10 April 1906, while the old church was removed to be use as a barn but was later burned down.[14] The church closed in 1974 and the church building removed, but the cemetery remains.[15] The church site and cemetery was on the Ispwich Boonah Road, but is now within the suburb of Roadvale.

Demographics

In the, Milbong had a population of 161 people. The locality contains 66 households, in which 50.6% of the population are males and 49.4% of the population are females with a median age of 45, 7 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,140, $298 below the national average. 0.0% of Milbong's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 68.5% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 31.5% of the population is not married. 29.1% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (37.1%), English (27.2%) and German (9.4%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (86.9%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (93.2%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (27.5%), the Uniting Church (19.7%) and No religion (19.7%). The most common occupation was a cleric/administration worker (24.6%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (43.1%).

In the, Milbong had a population of 190 people.

Facilities

Milbong General Cemetery (-27.8792°N 152.7271°W) does not face any street but can be accessed via a path from the Ipswich Boonah Road opposite the rest area.[16]

Notes and References

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  3. Milbong, Queensland . Google Maps . 4 October 2021 . 31 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021854/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Milbong+QLD+4310/@-27.883396,152.6972192,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96d17d898d29ab:0x400eef17f20e010!8m2!3d-27.8846805!4d152.7280712!5m1!1e4?shorturl=1 . live .
  4. News: 7 December 1875. MELBOURNE . 2. The Telegraph. 993. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021857/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169492704. live.
  5. News: 7 December 1875. ONE-EYE WATERHOLE . XV . 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 2110. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021857/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122071713. live.
  6. News: 18 August 1883. CONFUSION OF NAMES . XXIII . 4. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 3287. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021858/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122933509. live.
  7. News: 17 March 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS . XXVIII . 5. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 3864. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021927/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122821303. live.
  8. News: 3 September 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS . XXVIII . 5. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 3937. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021900/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122820644. live.
  9. Web site: 1954. Flinders. live. 31 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 29 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429142008/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1954.jpg.
  10. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38. live. 31 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 21 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621054045/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m38-admin-bdy-1955.jpg.
  11. News: 6 September 1877. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS . XVI . 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 2294. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021927/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122576108. live.
  12. News: 17 October 1878. ONE-EYE WATERHOLE . XVIII . 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 2465. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021928/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122938504. live.
  13. Web site: Blake. Thom. Milbong Congregational Church. live. 2021-12-30. Queensland religious places database. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021901/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3926.
  14. News: 17 September 1935. GOLDEN JUBILEE . LXXVI . 4 . Queensland Times. 15,239. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231020810/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118341548. live.
  15. Web site: 18 July 2014. Flashback Friday. live. 2021-12-31. Fassifern Guardian. en. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231020707/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFassifernGuardian%2Fphotos%2Fa.298004513580742%2F701362169911639%2F.
  16. Web site: 12 November 2020. Cemetery Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b. 15 November 2020. 12 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.