Malmoe, Queensland
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 The new German Apostolic Church at Malmoe, 1913 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25°28′39″S 151°11′19″E / 25.4775°S 151.1886°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 55.6 km2 (21.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 37 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.665/km2 (1.724/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4627 | ||||||||||||
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Malmoe is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.[1]
The Burnett River enters the locality from the north (Grosvenor) and exits to the south (Coonambula / O'Bil Bil), forming a section of the southern boundary of the locality. Two of its tributaries, A Creek and O'Bil Bil Creek form part of the locality's south-western and south-eastern boundaries respectively.[3][4][5]
Malmoe has one mountain in the east of the locality, called Spring Hill (25°28′53″S 151°13′48″E / 25.4813°S 151.2301°E), which rises to 296 metres (971 ft) above sea level.[6][7]
The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Grosvenor) and exits to the south-east (O'Bil Bil).[8]
The land use is predominantly irrigated crop growing around the Burnett River, but otherwise is grazing on native vegetation.[9]
History
The name Malmoe is derived from the name of a pastoral run name, operated from at least 1848 by the Archer brothers, a family with connections to Scotland and Norway.[10] It is suspected that it refers to the Swedish city of Malmo.[2]
Many of the settlers were German.[11]
The Malmoe Apostolic Church opened in 1913, part of the Apostolic Church of Queensland. It was demolished in 1969 to be replaced by a new church building in 1970.[12][13] It is now within the locality of O'Bil Bil.
Malmoe State School opened in August 1914.[14][15][16] It was on the northern side of Augustines Road (25°32′34″S 151°13′51″E / 25.54282°S 151.23094°E).[17] In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station.[18][19] In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road (25°30′52″S 151°12′52″E / 25.51442°S 151.21442°E).[20][21]
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened in stages with the section from Mundubbera to Ceratodus opening on 26 April 1924,[22] with Malmoe railway station serving the locality (25°28′40″S 151°12′10″E / 25.4778°S 151.2027°E). The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed; the station is now abandoned.[23][24]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.[25]
In the 2021 census, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Malmoe. The nearest government schools are Eidsvold State School (Kindergarten - Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north and Mundubbera State College (Early Childhood - Year 10) in Mundubbera to the south-east.[26]
