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.
Alligator Creek forms the eastern boundary, and Bells Creek the northern and western. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows the south-western boundary.
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.
In the Munbura had a population of 115 people.
In the, Munbura had a population of 89 people.