| Type: | suburb |
| Mount Marrow | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.5977°N 152.6208°W |
| Pop: | 182 |
| Postcode: | 4306 |
| Area: | 8.3 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 5.9 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Rosewood |
| Dist2: | 18.5 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Ipswich CBD |
| Dist3: | 58.6 |
| Dir3: | WSW |
| Location3: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Ipswich |
| Stategov: | Ipswich West |
| Fedgov: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Haigslea |
| Near-Ne: | Haigslea |
| Near-E: | Walloon |
| Near-Se: | Thagoona |
| Near-S: | Thagoona |
| Near-Sw: | Rosewood |
| Near-W: | Tallegalla |
| Near-Nw: | Marburg |
Mount Marrow is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people.
The locality is west of the Ipswich CBD.
The locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Marrow which is in the north of the locality (-27.5935°N 152.6195°W) rising to above sea level.[2] [3]
There is a quarry at the mountain extracting aggregate for use in roadworks and other construction projects.[4] Apart from the quarry, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Mount Marrow State School opened on 4 November 1909.
In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 195 people.
In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people.
Mount Marrow State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 272 Thagoona-Haigslea Road (-27.6036°N 152.6214°W).[5] [6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 65 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[8]
There are no secondary schools in Mount Marrow. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-west.[9]