| Type: | suburb |
| Minbun | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -17.4869°N 145.5488°W |
| Pop: | 60 |
| Postcode: | 4886 |
| Area: | 34.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 19.5 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Location1: | Malanda |
| Dist2: | 33.4 |
| Dir2: | SSE |
| Location2: | Atherton |
| Dist3: | 90.2 |
| Dir3: | SSW |
| Location3: | Cairns |
| Dist4: | 1666 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Tablelands Region |
| Stategov: | Hill |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Tarzali |
| Near-Ne: | Tarzali |
| Near-E: | Moregatta |
| Near-Se: | Moregatta |
| Near-S: | Evelyn |
| Near-Sw: | Evelyn |
| Near-W: | Upper Barron |
| Near-Nw: | Tarzali |
Minbun is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Minbun had a population of 60 people.
Minbun railway station is an abandoned railway station (-17.4742°N 145.5825°W) on the now-closed Millaa Millaa branch of the Tablelands railway line.[2]
The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road runs through the northeast corner.
The western part of the locality is within the Herberton Range National Park. The land use in the rest of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The locality takes its name from the Minbun railway station name, which was assigned on 23 July 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning brown possum.[1]
Nash Road State School opened on 1 September 1922 under teacher Minnie Kathleine Smith. In May 1925, it was renamed Minbun State School. It closed on 31 December 1974 due to low enrolment numbers. It was located on the north-eastern corner or Nash Road and Millaa Millaa - Malanda Road .[4] [5] The Minbun Community Centre Association bought the school buildings. The school teacher's residence was relocated to be used as a teacher's residence in Malanda.
The railway line between Kairi railway station and Millaa Millaa railway station (including Minbun railway station) closed in 1964.
In the, Minbun had a population of 75 people.
In the, Minbun had a population of 60 people.
There are no schools in Minbun. The nearest government primary school is Millaa Millaa State School in Millaa Millaa to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the north.[6]