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Mungungo

Coordinates: 24°46′02″S 151°09′50″E / 24.7672°S 151.1638°E / -24.7672; 151.1638 (Mungungo (town centre))
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Mungungo
Queensland
Waratah Hotel at Mungungo, 2017
Mungungo is located in Queensland
Mungungo
Mungungo
Coordinates24°46′02″S 151°09′50″E / 24.7672°S 151.1638°E / -24.7672; 151.1638 (Mungungo (town centre))
Population84 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.820/km2 (2.125/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area102.4 km2 (39.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Mungungo:
Moonford Monal Monal
Moonford Mungungo Bancroft
Moonford Monto Bukali

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

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Mungungo is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, 488 kilometres (303 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

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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:

Demographics

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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

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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 Public Hall, 2017

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

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The Bicentennial National Trail passes through Mungungo.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mungungo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mungungo – town in North Burnett Region (entry 23491)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Mungungo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45400)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m160" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Treacy, Alex (9 July 2019). "Small hall set to have a big birthday ball". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungungo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Mungungo School of Arts Hall" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Regional Road Map NORTH BURNETT" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council (6 ed.). 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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