| Type: | suburb |
| Mutdapilly | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.7652°N 152.6422°W |
| Pop: | 308 |
| Established: | 1827 |
| Postcode: | 4307 |
| Area: | 43.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 22.9 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Ipswich |
| Dist2: | 37.3 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Boonah |
| Dist3: | 61.1 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Brisbane CBD |
| Dist4: | 62.4 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Beaudesert |
| Lga: | Scenic Rim Region |
| Lga2: | City of Ipswich |
| Stategov: | Scenic Rim |
| Fedgov: | Wright |
| Fedgov2: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Willowbank |
| Near-Ne: | Purga |
| Near-E: | Peak Crossing |
| Near-Se: | Peak Crossing |
| Near-S: | Harrisville |
| Near-Sw: | Coleyville |
| Near-W: | Mount Forbes |
| Near-Nw: | Mount Forbes |
Mutdapilly is a rural locality in south-east Queensland, Australia. It is split between the local government areas of Scenic Rim Region and City of Ipswich.[1] [2] In the, Mutdapilly had a population of 308 people.
Mutdapilly is centrally divided by the north/south running Cunningham Highway. The eastern boundary follows Warrill Creek.
There is one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in the region located at Mutdapilly.[3]
The name Mutdapilly is believed to be a combination word from the Yuggera language (Yugarabul dialect) where mudtherri means sticky or muddy and pilly means gully.[2] [1] The name was given by Captain Patrick Logan on 9 June 1827.[4]
Local farmer, Mr Denman, donated 2 acres of land to build a school. The Normanby State School and teacher's residence was opened on 27 April 1874; the first head teacher was John Stanfell Clowes who served at the school until 31 July 1876. The school was renamed Mutdapilly State School on 1 April 1968.[5] [6]
St Aidan's Church of England was built in Mutdapilly in 1921. It was a timber church building, designed by Charles Chauvel (the Australian filmmaker). It was dedicated on Easter Monday 15 April 1922 by Coadjutor Bishop Henry Le Fanu.[7] The church closed in 1974 and the building is now used as a residence.[6] [8] It is at 3994 Cunningham Highway (-27.7697°N 152.6504°W).[9]
In the, Mutdapilly had a population of 308 people.
In the, Mutdapilly had a population of 308 people.
Mutdapilly State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Mutdapilly-Churchbank Weir Road (-27.771°N 152.6506°W).[10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 38 students.[13]
There are no secondary schools in Mutdapilly. The nearest secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north-west and Bremer State High School in Ipswich to the north-east.
Heritage listings for Mutdapilly include:
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