Murrays Bridge, Queensland

Murrays Bridge is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Murrays Bridge had a population of 103 people.[1]

For the town in South Australia, see Murray Bridge, South Australia.

Murrays Bridge
Queensland
Murrays Bridge
Coordinates28.3116°S 152.1163°E / -28.3116; 152.1163 (Murrays Bridge (centre of locality))
Population103 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.191/km2 (5.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area47.0 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Murrays Bridge:
Canningvale Junabee Junabee
Wildash Murrays Bridge Loch Lomond
Wildash Wildash Elbow Valley

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.[3]

History

Murray's Bridge State School opened on 1 June 1937.[4] 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).[5]

In the 2016 census Murrays Bridge had a population of 103 people.[1]

Education

Murray's Bridge State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1378 Killarney Road (28.2929°S 152.1179°E / -28.2929; 152.1179 (Murray's Bridge State School)).[6][7] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Murrays Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Murrays Bridge – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45960)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "50th Jubilee of Murrays Bridge State School". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Murray's Bridge State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Annual Report 2016". Murray's Bridge State School. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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