Murrumba, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°12′09″S 152°28′04″E / 27.2025°S 152.4677°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4312 | ||||||||||||
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Murrumba is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Murrumba had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The name Murrumba is an Aboriginal word combination, in the Kabi language, meaning good spirit or good place.[2]
Murrumba State School opened on 6 September 1910. It closed on 8 March 1964.[3][4] It was located approximately 27°11′58″S 152°29′22″E / 27.1995°S 152.4894°E on Murrumba Road. That section of Murrumba Road no longer exists as it was realigned due to the construction of Lake Wivenhoe, but originally the road continued east to the Murrumba Bridge over the Brisbane River.[5] The school's location is now in the foreshore area of the lake and hence part of the locality of Lake Wivenhoe.[6][7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Murrumba had a population of 16 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Murrumba had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Murrumba. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north-west.[10]
