Mungallala South, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mungallala South
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.7561°N 147.475°W
Pop:38
Postcode:4467
Area:2367.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:46.6
Dir1:SW
Location1:Mitchell
Dist2:133
Dir2:W
Location2:Roma
Dist3:483
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:611
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Maranoa Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Mungallala
Near-Ne:Womalilla
Near-E:V Gate
Near-Se:Bargunyah
Near-S:Bargunyah
Near-Sw:Bargunyah
Near-W:Boatman
Near-Nw:Morven

Mungallala South is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mungallala South had a population of 38 people.

Mungallala South's postcode is 4467.[2]

Geography

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name Mungallala comes from the town and pastoral run name. It is derived from the Kunggari language, from mungar/kungar meaning bird and yaya/lala meaning shout, describing the sound of the claws of running emu.[1]

Demographics

In the, Mungallala South had a population of 24 people.

In the, Mungallala South had a population of 38 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mungallala South. The nearest primary schools are Mungallala State School in neighbouring Mungallala to the north and Mitchell State School in Mitchell to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Mitchell State School to Year 10 only. There are no secondary schools offering education to Year 12 nearby (the nearest is in Roma). Some parts of the locality will be too distant to attend any of these as a daily commute and the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 2 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Mungallala South. Australia Post. 18 December 2023. 2 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002031634/https://auspost.com.au/postcode/mungallala-south. live.
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 18 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .