Murrumba, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Murrumba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.2025°N 152.4677°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4312
Area:8.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Somerset Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Lake Wivenhoe
Near-Ne:Lake Wivenhoe
Near-E:Lake Wivenhoe
Near-Se:Glen Esk
Near-S:Glen Esk
Near-Sw:Esk
Near-W:Coal Creek
Near-Nw:Coal Creek

Murrumba is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Murrumba had "no people or a very low population".

History

The name Murrumba is an Aboriginal word combination, in the Kabi language, meaning good spirit or good place.[1]

Murrumba State School opened on 6 September 1910. It closed on 8 March 1964. It was located approximately on Murrumba Road. That section of Murrumba Road no longer exists as it was realigned due to the construction of Lake Wivenhoe, but originally the road continued east to the Murrumba Bridge over the Brisbane River.[2] The school's location is now in the foreshore area of the lake and hence part of the locality of Lake Wivenhoe.[3] [4]

Demographics

In the, Murrumba had a population of 16 people.

In the, Murrumba had "no people or a very low population".

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 1977. Esk 9343 Sheet 32. 29 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. Web site: 1965. Parish of Esk. 29 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  4. Web site: 1944. Cressbrook. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204023606/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cressbrook-1944.jpg. 4 December 2020. 29 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.