:Murrumba Downs, Queensland

Murrumba Downs is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway {{convert|24.6|km}} by road north of the Brisbane central business district.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

It is bounded by Fresh Water Creek to the north, the North Pine River to the south and Bruce Highway to the east.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Murrumba Downs is on land that was part of the Murrumba property, bought by Thomas Petrie about 1858 and farmed by his family for almost 100 years.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography

|last= Hall

|first= Noeline

|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050485b.htm

|year=1974

|id=A050485b

|title= Petrie, Thomas (1831–1910)

|accessdate=2010-03-07 }} The name Murrumba was derived from the Yuggera word in the Yugarabul dialect meaning good or good place.

Undurba State School opened 23 January 1978.{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}

Living Faith Lutheran Primary School opened on 11 January 2001.

Murrumba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2012.

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Murrumba Downs recorded a population of 9,393 people: 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Murrumba Downs population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 76.2% of people living in Murrumba Downs were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 4.9%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Philippines 0.6%. 89.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Hindi, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31195|name=Murrumba Downs (State Suburb)|accessdate=30 September 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,681 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32107|name=Murrumba Downs (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32089|name=Murrumba Downs (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Undurba State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 49–57 Ogg Road ({{coord|-27.2627|153.0080|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Undurba State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=21 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.undurbass.eq.edu.au|title=Undurba State School|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025222210/http://www.undurbass.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=25 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,010 students with 72 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=22 November 2018}} It includes a special education program.{{cite web|url=https://www.undurbass.eq.edu.au|title=Undurba SS - Special Education Program|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025222210/http://www.undurbass.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=25 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Living Faith Lutheran Primary School is an independent primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 50 Brays Road ({{coord|-27.2558|153.0149|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Living Faith Lutheran Primary School}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.livingfaith.qld.edu.au|title=Living Faith Lutheran Primary School|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184347/https://www.livingfaith.qld.edu.au/|archive-date=21 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 508 students with 32 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).

Murrumba State Secondary College is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 201–207 Goodfellows Road ({{coord|-27.2592|153.0077|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Murrumba State Secondary College}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.murrumbassc.eq.edu.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103818/https://murrumbassc.eq.edu.au/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2020|title=Murrumba State Secondary College|accessdate=21 November 2018}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,387 students with 107 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. It was the first secondary site in Queensland to introduce Year 7 into Junior Secondary as part of the Flying Start initiative.{{Cite web|url=http://flyingstart.qld.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx|title=Flying Start Initiative|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107225150/http://flyingstart.qld.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=21 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}

File:Murrumba Downs railway station, Brisbane, Jan 2017.jpg

Murrumba Downs railway station on the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line opened on 4 October 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/10/4/first-morning-of-redcliffe-peninsula-line|title=First morning of Redcliffe Peninsula Line|last=Hinchliffe|first=Stirling|authorlink=Stirling Hinchliffe|date=1 April 2020|website=Media Statements|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401132910/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/10/4/first-morning-of-redcliffe-peninsula-line|archive-date=1 April 2020|access-date=2020-04-01}}

The {{convert|10|ha|adj=on}} John Oxley Reserve was named after the New South Wales Surveyor-General John Oxley. In 1823, Oxley rescued shipwrecked ex-convicts Pamphlett and Finnegan, who told him about a large river, meaning the Brisbane River, but led Oxley to the Pine River by mistake. Oxley named it "Deception River" because of this. The party travelled upstream to Oxley's Inlet. The reserve is a popular place for bush walking, social gatherings and children's activities.{{cite web | title=John Oxley Reserve - Murrumba Downs | website=Visit Moreton Bay Region | date=10 July 2020 | url=https://www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/john-oxley-reserve-murrumba-downs | access-date=12 July 2020 | archive-date=12 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712125855/https://www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/john-oxley-reserve-murrumba-downs | url-status=live }}

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