Munbura, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Munbura
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.3688°N 149.1261°W
Pop:89
Postcode:4740
Area:33.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Mackay Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Balberra
Near-Ne:Alligator Creek
Near-E:Sarina
Near-Se:Sarina
Near-S:Sarina
Near-Sw:Sarina
Near-W:Sunnyside
Near-Nw:Sunnyside

Munbura is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Munbura had a population of 89 people.

Geography

Alligator Creek forms the eastern boundary, and Bells Creek the northern and western. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows the south-western boundary.

History

The locality takes its name from the Munbura railway station which was named on 30 October 1913 by J. Strachan, the Mackay railway traffic manager in the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning poplar gum.[1] [2]

Munbura State School opened on 16 August 1920 and closed in December 1971.

Demographics

In the Munbura had a population of 115 people.

In the, Munbura had a population of 89 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: 9 December 1922 . District Place Names . 56 . 8 . . 562 . Queensland, Australia . 7 September 2023 . National Library of Australia.