Munbilla, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Munbilla
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Farm at Munbilla.jpg
| caption = Farm on Kengoon Road, 2015
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.8752|152.6597|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Munbilla (town centre)}}
| pop = 93
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4309
| area = 11.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 8.6
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Harrisville
| dist2 = 19.4
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Boonah
| dist3 = 34.7
| dir3 = SSW
| location3 = Ipswich
| dist4 = 73.8
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Scenic Rim Region
| stategov = Scenic Rim
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Radford
| near-ne = Milora
| near-e = Anthony
| near-se = Blantyre
| near-s = Obum Obum
| near-sw = Kents Lagoon
| near-w = Silverdale
| near-nw = Radford
}}
Munbilla is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|23412|Munbilla|town in Scenic Rim Region|accessdate=30 November 2019}}{{cite QPN|45175|Munbilla|locality in Scenic Rim Region|accessdate=30 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 93 people.
Geography
Warrill Creek forms the north-western boundary of the locality.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Munbilla+QLD+4309/@-27.8828053,152.5829767,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96d097d353a78d:0x400eef17f20e130!8m2!3d-27.8779461!4d152.6600527!5m1!1e4|title=Munbilla, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}} The town is in the north-east of the locality.
Mooroo Ougee Lagoon is a perennial waterhole in the north of the locality ({{coord|-27.8669|152.6475|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Mooroo Ougee Lagoon}}).{{cite QPN|22740|Mooroo Ougee Lagoon|waterhole in Scenic Rim Regional|access-date=14 August 2022}}
History
The suburb takes its name from the former Munbilla railway station, whose name was created in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department using the Yuggera words mun (meaning much) and billa (meaning water) to mean a large lagoon.
The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Munbilla being served by Munbilla railway station on Macfarlane Road ({{Coord|-27.8711|152.6561|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Munbilla railway station}}). The line closed in June 1964.{{cite book|last=Kerr|first=John|title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways|date=1990|publisher=Boolarong Publications|isbn=978-0-86439-102-5|pages=57–58, 224}}{{Cite web|title=Flinders|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg|date=1927|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529024643/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg|archive-date=29 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}
The Mount Edwards branch line branched off from the Fassifern line immediately south of the Munbilla railway station ({{Coord|-27.8714|152.6563|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Junction with Mount Edwards line}}). The Mount Edwards line opened to Kalbar on 17 April 1916 and to Mount Edwards on 7 October 1922. The Mount Edwards line closed in 1960.{{cite web|title=Rail as foremost mode of travel|url=http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp|author=QR Limited|author-link=Queensland Rail|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912170503/http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp|archive-date=12 September 2009|access-date=2009-10-25|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title='Via recta' - The line that never was|url=http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/via_recta.php|author=Southern Downs Steam Railway|year=2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912090308/http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/via_recta.php|archive-date=12 September 2009|access-date=2009-10-25}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Munbukka and surrounds had a population of 434 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id= |name=Munbilla (State Suburb) |accessdate=9 April 2015 |quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 100 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32079|name=Munbilla (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Munbilla had a population of 93 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32061|name=Munbilla (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Munbilla. The nearest government primary schools are:{{Queensland Globe|access-date=15 November 2022}}
- Harrisville State School in Harrisville to the north
- Roadvale State School in Roadvale to the south-east
- Kalbar State School in Kalbar to the south
- Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the north-west
The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Munbilla, Queensland}}
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-munbilla-1936.jpg Town map of Munbilla, 1936]
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