Mungar

Suburb of Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Mungar
Queensland

Mungar State School, 2023

Mungar

Coordinates| 25°36′10″S 152°35′40″E﻿ / ﻿25.6027°S 152.5944°E﻿ / -25.6027; 152.5944
Population| 309 (2016 census)[1]
• Density| 20.33/km2 (52.65/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4650
Area| 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 264 km (164 mi) N of Brisbane
* 20 km (12 mi) SW of Maryborough

LGA(s)| Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)| Maryborough
Federal division(s)| Wide Bay
| Suburbs around Mungar:

Yerra | Grahams Creek | Tinana South
Pilerwa | Mungar | Ferney
Antigua | Antigua | Ferney

Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mungar had a population of 309 people.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Mungar is 247 kilometres (153 mi) north of the state capital Brisbane and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south west of the regional centre of Maryborough.

The Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway branches from the North Coast railway line at Mungar.

## History[edit]

Mary River Saw Mill Provisional School opened on 9 July 1875. On 24 Sep 1877, it was renamed Mungar State School.[3]

At the 2011 census, Mungar and the surrounding area had a population of 264.[4]

## Education[edit]

Mungar State School library, 2023

Mungar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1143 Mungar Road (25°36′15″S 152°35′26″E﻿ / ﻿25.6041°S 152.5906°E﻿ / -25.6041; 152.5906﻿ (Mungar State School)).[5][6] 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).[7]

There are no secondary schools in Mungar. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.[8]

## See also[edit]

* Mungar railway station

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mungar, Queensland.

1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. ^ "Mungar – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mungar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
5. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
6. ^ "Mungar State School". Mungar State School. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
7. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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Towns and localities in Fraser Coast Region

* Aldershot
* Antigua
* Aramara
* Bauple
* Bauple Forest
* Beaver Rock
* Beelbi Creek
* Bidwill
* Boompa
* Boonooroo
* Boonooroo Plains
* Booral
* Brooweena
* Bunya Creek
* Burgowan
* Burrum Heads
* Burrum River
* Burrum Town
* Calgoa
* Cherwell
* Craignish
* Doongul
* Duckinwilla
* Dundathu
* Dundowran
* Dundowran Beach
* Dunmora
* Eli Waters
* Eliott
* Eurong
* Ferney
* Fraser Island
* Gigoomgan
* Glenbar
* Glenorchy
* Glenwood
* Gootchie
* Grahams Creek
* Granville
* Great Sandy Strait
* Gunalda
* Gundiah
* Gungaloon
* Happy Valley
* Hervey Bay
* Howard
* Island Plantation
* Kanigan
* Kawungan
* Maaroom
* Magnolia
* Malarga
* Marodian
* Maryborough
* Maryborough West
* Miva
* Mount Urah
* Mungar
* Munna Creek
* Neerdie
* Netherby
* Nikenbah
* North Aramara
* Oakhurst
* Owanyilla
* Pacific Haven
* Paterson
* Pialba
* Pilerwa
* Pioneers Rest
* Point Vernon
* Poona
* Prawle
* River Heads
* Scarness
* St Helens
* St Mary
* Sunshine Acres
* Susan River
* Takura
* Talegalla Weir
* Tandora
* Tawan
* Teddington
* Teebar
* The Dimonds
* Theebine
* Thinoomba
* Tiaro
* Tin Can Bay
* Tinana
* Tinana South
* Tinnanbar
* Toogoom
* Toolara Forest
* Torbanlea
* Torquay
* Tuan
* Tuan Forest
* Urangan
* Urraween
* Walkers Point
* Walliebum
* Walligan
* Wondunna
* Woocoo
* Yengarie
* Yerra

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