Munbilla, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Munbilla
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8752°N 152.6597°W
Pop:93
Postcode:4309
Area:11.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.6
Dir1:S
Location1:Harrisville
Dist2:19.4
Dir2:N
Location2:Boonah
Dist3:34.7
Dir3:SSW
Location3:Ipswich
Dist4:73.8
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Radford
Near-Ne:Milora
Near-E:Anthony
Near-Se:Blantyre
Near-S:Obum Obum
Near-Sw:Kents Lagoon
Near-W:Silverdale
Near-Nw:Radford

Munbilla is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 93 people.

Geography

Warrill Creek forms the north-western boundary of the locality. The town is in the north-east of the locality.

Mooroo Ougee Lagoon is a perennial waterhole in the north of the locality (-27.8669°N 152.6475°W).[3]

History

The suburb takes its name from the former Munbilla railway station, whose name was created in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department using the Yuggera words mun (meaning much) and billa (meaning water) to mean a large lagoon.

The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Munbilla being served by Munbilla railway station on Macfarlane Road . The line closed in June 1964.[4] [5]

The Mount Edwards branch line branched off from the Fassifern line immediately south of the Munbilla railway station . The Mount Edwards line opened to Kalbar on 17 April 1916 and to Mount Edwards on 7 October 1922. The Mount Edwards line closed in 1960.[6] [7]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Munbukka and surrounds had a population of 434 people.

In the, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 100 people.

In the, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 93 people.

Education

There are no schools in Munbilla. The nearest government primary schools are:

The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 30 November 2019.
  2. 30 November 2019.
  3. 14 August 2022.
  4. Book: Kerr, John. Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. 1990. Boolarong Publications. 978-0-86439-102-5. 57–58, 224.
  5. Web site: Flinders. 1927. Queensland Government. Map. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529024643/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg. 29 May 2020. 29 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Rail as foremost mode of travel. QR Limited. Queensland Rail. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912170503/http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp. 12 September 2009. 2009-10-25. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: 'Via recta' - The line that never was. Southern Downs Steam Railway. 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912090308/http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/via_recta.php. 12 September 2009. 2009-10-25.