Mungungo
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| Mungungo Queensland | |
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| Waratah Hotel at Mungungo, 2017 | |
Mungungo is located in Queensland Mungungo Mungungo | |
| Coordinates | 24°46′02′′S 151°09′50′′E / 24.7672°S 151.1638°E / -24.7672; 151.1638 (Mungungo (town centre)) |
| Population | 84 (2021 census)[1] |
| • Density | 0.820/km2 (2.125/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4630 |
| Area | 102.4 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region |
| State electorate(s) | Callide |
| Federal division(s) | Flynn |
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Localities around Mungungo: | |
Mungungo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mungungo had a population of 84 people.[1]
Geography
[edit ]Mungungo is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, 488 kilometres (303 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.
History
[edit ]The name Mungungo is believed to mean "darkness" or "night" in an unidentified Aboriginal language. Until 1929, the town was known as Waratah.[3]
Clonmel State School opened on 12 April 1926 and closed in 1967.[4] It was on the eastern side of Monal Road (24°44′26′′S 151°10′08′′E / 24.74059°S 151.16890°E / -24.74059; 151.16890 (Clonmel State School (former)) ).[5] [6]
The Mungungo Hall (also known as School of Arts) was officially opened with a dance on Saturday 13 July 1929.[7] celebrated its 90th birthday in 2019.[8]
The now-abandoned Gladstone to Monto railway line reached Mungungo in 1930 with two now-abandoned stations in the locality:
- Crana railway station (24°45′39′′S 151°11′14′′E / 24.7607°S 151.1873°E / -24.7607; 151.1873 (Crana railway station) )[9]
- Mungungo railway station (24°46′02′′S 151°09′45′′E / 24.7672°S 151.1624°E / -24.7672; 151.1624 (Mungungo railway station) )[9]
Demographics
[edit ]In the 2016 census, the locality of Mungungo had a population of 77 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Mungungo had a population of 84 people.[1]
Education
[edit ]There are no schools in Mungungo. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Monto State School and Monto State High School, both in neighbouring Monto to the south.[6]
Amenities
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Mungungo is well known for its pub which is one of the few available eateries in the area.[citation needed ]
Mungungo Public Hall is at 14 Harris Street (24°46′05′′S 151°09′48′′E / 24.7680°S 151.1634°E / -24.7680; 151.1634 (Mungungo Public Hall) ).[11]
Attractions
[edit ]The Bicentennial National Trail passes through Mungungo.[12]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mungungo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Mungungo – town in North Burnett Region (entry 23491)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Mungungo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45400)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m160" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "MONTO". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 18, 264. Queensland, Australia. 27 July 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Treacy, Alex (9 July 2019). "Small hall set to have a big birthday ball". The Courier Mail . Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungungo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Mungungo School of Arts Hall" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Regional Road Map NORTH BURNETT" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council (6 ed.). 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
Further reading
[edit ]- Pat Bowles, ed. (1979), Bancroft and associated schools 1929-1979 : Bukali, Kolanga, Railway construction camp, Bancroft, Cannindah, Clonmel, Ventnor., Bancroft and District Jubilee Committee
