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.
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]
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]
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.
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.