Munbura is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Munbura had a population of 115 people.[1]
Munbura Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21.3688°S 149.1261°E / -21.3688; 149.1261 (Munbura (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 115 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.402/km2 (8.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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The locality takes its name from the Munbura railway station which was named on 30 October 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning poplar gum.[2]
Munbura State School opened on 16 August 1920 and closed in December 1971.[3]
In the 2016 census Munbura had a population of 115 people.[1]
Alligator Creek forms the eastern boundary, and Bells Creek the northern and western. Sarina Homebush Road (State Route 5) follows the south-western boundary.[4]
Towns, suburbs and localities in the Mackay Region, Queensland | |
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