Mungar

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Mungar

| state = qld

| image = Mungar State School, 2023.jpg

| caption = Mungar State School, 2023

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.6027|152.5944|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mungar (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 328

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4650

| area = 15.2

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 19.7

| dir1 = SW

| location1 = Maryborough

| dist2 = 48.7

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Hervey Bay

| dist3 = 77.5

| dir3 = N

| location3 = Gympie

| dist4 = 256

| dir4 = N

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Fraser Coast Region

| stategov = Maryborough

| fedgov = Wide Bay

| near-n = Grahams Creek

| near-ne = Tinana South

| near-e = Ferney

| near-se = Ferney

| near-s = Antigua

| near-sw = Antigua

| near-w = Pilerwa

| near-nw = Yerra

}}

Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46730|Mungar|locality in Fraser Coast Region|accessdate=16 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mungar had a population of 328 people.

Geography

Mungar is {{convert|256|km|mi}} north of the state capital Brisbane and {{convert|19.7|km|mi}} south west of the regional centre of Maryborough.{{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Brisbane,+Queensland/Mungar,+Queensland+4650/@-26.5300123,151.5080682,8z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b91579aac93d233:0x402a35af3deaf40!2m2!1d153.0260341!2d-27.4704528!1m5!1m1!1s0x6beb4300f44b3d55:0x400eef17f20f310!2m2!1d152.590983!2d-25.6013325!3e0?entry=tts|title=Brisbane to Mungar|access-date=18 December 2023}}{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Brisbane,+Queensland/Mungar,+Queensland+4650/@-26.5300123,151.5080682,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b91579aac93d233:0x402a35af3deaf40!2m2!1d153.0260341!2d-27.4704528!1m5!1m1!1s0x6beb4300f44b3d55:0x400eef17f20f310!2m2!1d152.590983!2d-25.6013325!3e0?entry=tts|title=Maryborough to Mungar|access-date=18 December 2023}}

The locality is bounded to the east by the Mary River.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 December 2023}}

Mungar Road traverses the locality from north to south.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Antigua) and exits to the north (Grahams Creek). It is west of Mungar Road. The locality is served by the Mungar railway station ({{coord|-25.6033|152.5940|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Mungar railway station}}).{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

History

Mary River Saw Mill Provisional School opened on 9 July 1875. On 24 September 1877, it was renamed Mungar State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

The Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway branched from the North Coast railway line at Mungar railway station. The first section of the line from Mungar to Teebar (now known as Brooweena) opened on 29 July 1889.{{cite news |date=31 July 1889 |title=Queensland News |volume=XXXI |page=1 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE DARLING DOWNS GAZETTE.) |newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette |issue=7,307 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171038480 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}} The final opening of the line through to its terminus in Monto was on 15 September 1928.{{cite news |date=17 September 1928 |title=RAILWAY OPENED |volume=LXIX |page=9 |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=13,253 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114414855 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}} The last train ran on the branch railway in 2008 and the line was officially closed in 2012.{{Cite news |last=Gough |first=Emma |date=7 June 2012 |title=Last train out of Monto gone |work=News Regional Media |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209064618/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d?nk=6d9f0b09cea95400a60977eb84d7bf09-1702104378 |url-status=live }}

Demographics

At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Mungar and the surrounding area had a population of 264.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31188|name= Mungar (State Suburb)|accessdate=2015-06-13|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mungar had a population of 309 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32091|name=Mungar (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mungar had a population of 328 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32073|name=Mungar (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

File:Mungar State School library, 2023.jpg

Mungar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1143 Mungar Road ({{coord|-25.6041|152.5906|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mungar State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Mungar State School |url=https://mungarss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Mungar State School |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301155052/https://mungarss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |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 |accessdate=22 November 2018}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

There are no secondary schools in Mungar. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Mungar

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

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