Murrays Bridge, Queensland
{{For|the town in South Australia|Murray Bridge, South Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Murrays Bridge
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.3116|152.1163|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Murrays Bridge (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 106
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4370
| area = 47.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 =
| dir1 =
| location1 =
| dist2 =
| dir2 =
| location2 =
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
| location3 =
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Junabee
| near-ne = Junabee
| near-e = Loch Lomond
| near-se = Elbow Valley
| near-s = Wildash
| near-sw = Wildash
| near-w = Wildash
| near-nw = Canningvale
}}
Murrays Bridge is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45960|Murrays Bridge|locality in Southern Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Murrays Bridge had a population of 106 people.
Geography
Murrays Bridge is flat land (about 500 metres above sea level), entirely freehold and used for agriculture, principally grazing but also some cropping near the river. The Condamine River flows through the locality from south-east to the north-west. The Warwick-Killarney Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the north-west.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
History
Murray's Bridge State School opened on 1 June 1937.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} On 2 May 1987, the school celebrated 50 years of schooling by the unveiling of a monument by the school's first teacher Janet Smith (née Turnbull).{{Cite web|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/110943|title=50th Jubilee of Murrays Bridge State School|website=Monument Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919085130/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/110943|archive-date=19 September 2017|url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2017}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Murrays Bridge had a population of 103 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32104|name=Murrays Bridge (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Murrays Bridge had a population of 106 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32086|name=Murrays Bridge (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
Murray's Bridge State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1378 Killarney Road ({{coord|-28.2929|152.1179|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Murray's Bridge 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|publisher=Queensland Government|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|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}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=Murray's Bridge State School |url=https://murraysbridgess.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Murray's Bridge State School |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301155242/https://murraysbridgess.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web|url=https://murrbridss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Pages/AnnualReports.aspx|title=Annual Report 2016|website=Murray's Bridge State School|access-date=19 September 2017|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320210300/https://murrbridss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Pages/AnnualReports.aspx|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|accessdate=28 January 2020|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}}
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
- {{Citation |author1=Head |first=Sandra |title=50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12527887 |publication-date=1987 |publisher=Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers}}
{{Southern Downs Region}}