Manyung
| Manyung Queensland | |
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| Manyung farmhouse | |
Manyung is located in Queensland Manyung Manyung | |
| Coordinates | 26°12′12′′S 152°01′35′′E / 26.2032°S 152.0263°E / -26.2032; 152.0263 (Manyung (town centre)) |
| Population | 83 (2021 census)[1] |
| • Density | 2.225/km2 (5.76/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4605 |
| Area | 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region |
| State electorate(s) | Nanango |
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay |
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Localities around Manyung: | |
Manyung is a rural town in the Gympie Region with the locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] [3] [4] In the 2021 census, Manyung had a population of 83 people.[1]
Geography
[edit ]The town is located in the north of the locality (within the Gympie Region). As at 2024, very few town lots have buildings.[5]
The Bunya Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Goomeri) and exits to the south (Moondooner). It bypasses the town to the south.[6]
The land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History
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Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon.[7] Manyung railway station served the town (26°12′17′′S 152°01′38′′E / 26.2048°S 152.0272°E / -26.2048; 152.0272 (Manyung railway station) ).[8] Prior to 1910, Manyung railway station was called Yura.[9]
The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. Manyung is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) munum meaning either death adder or scrub fruit.[3]
In January 1912, the Queensland Government offered for sale 46 town lots of sizes varying from 1 to 3 roods (1,000 to 3,000 m2) at a cost of 8ドル to 25ドル.[10]
Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. Tenders On 1 January 1916, it became Manyung State School.[11] [12] In 1921, it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963.[13]
The railway line through Manyung closed in 2010.[14] The line has been redeveloped from Kingaroy to Kilkivan as the South Burnett Rail Trail, but, as at 2024, the section from Moondooner to Kilkivan is closed.[14]
Demographics
[edit ]In the 2016 census, Manyung had a population of 63 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Manyung had a population of 83 people.[1]
Education
[edit ]There are no schools in Manyung. The nearest government primary schools are Murgon State School in neighbouring Murgon to the south-west and Goomeri State School in neighbouring Goomeri to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon and Goomeri State School (to Year 10) in Goomeri.[16]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Manyung (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Manyung – town in the Gympie Region (entry 52023)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Manyung – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Manyung – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel; Population centres". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; Population centres". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 9615. Queensland, Australia. 11 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Naming Stations". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 413. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLV, no. 5780. Queensland, Australia. 20 January 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TENDER ACCEPTED". The Telegraph . No. 13, 325. Queensland, Australia. 6 August 1915. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOLS FOR PROVISIONAL SCHOOLS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 13, 303. Queensland, Australia. 14 January 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "About & History of the branch". South Burnett Rail Trail . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manyung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
Further reading
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- Manyung School and District : a history of people and places. Reunion Book Committee. 2000. — via State Library of Queensland