Manumbar

Manumbar is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Manumbar had a population of 53 people.[1]

Manumbar
Queensland
Manumbar
Coordinates26.3733°S 152.2844°E / -26.3733; 152.2844 (Manumbar (centre of locality))
Population53 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2012/km2 (0.521/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4601
Area263.4 km2 (101.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Manumbar:
Kinbombi Cinnabar Wrattens Forest
Barambah Manumbar Upper Kandanga
Elgin Vale Mount Stanley Kingaham

History

Land in Manumbar was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 25 square miles (65 km2) were available.[3]

History

Manumbar State School opened on 28 July 1924 and closed on 25 May 1947.[4]

Manumbar Mill Provisional School opened on 1 April 1925. In 1943 it became Manumbar Mill State School. It closed on 31 December 1968.[4]

In the 2016 census Manumbar had a population of 53 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manumbar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Manumbar – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46356)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 via Trove.
  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
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