Murrumba, Queensland

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]

History

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 / -27.1995; 152.4894 (Murrumba State School (former)) 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]

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]

No public transport serves the area.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murrumba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Murrumba – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44905)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Agency ID 6260, Murrumba State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Esk 9343 Sheet 32" (Map). Queensland Government. 1977. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Parish of Esk" (Map). Queensland Government. 1965. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Murrumba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.