Mutarnee, Queensland

Mutarnee is a town and a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Mutarnee had a population of 116 people.[1]

Mutarnee
Townsville, Queensland
Mutarnee
Coordinates18.9538°S 146.2919°E / -18.9538; 146.2919
Population116 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.943/km2 (5.032/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4816
Area59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Herbert
Suburbs around Mutarnee:
Coolbie Coolbie Coral Sea
Crystal Creek Mutarnee Coral Sea
Crystal Creek Crystal Creek Rollingstone

Geography

Mutarnee is approximately 67 kilometres north-west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and 44 kilometres south-east of Ingham. It is situated on the banks of Crystal Creek and is near the rainforest village of Paluma.

History

Mutarnee takes its name from its railway station, which in turn was named on 23 December 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department using an Aboriginal word indicating food, as suggested by Archibald Meston.[2][4]

Ollera Provisional School opened in 1905 and closed in 1906. Ollera Creek State School opened on 17 May 1920. In 1923 it was renamed Mutarnee State School.[5][6]

Facilities

Facilities at Mutarnee include a state primary school,[7] a recreational waterhole, and a camping area at nearby Crystal Creek. The popular cafe and ice-creamery, Frosty Mango, is also located in Mutarnee, north of the Crystal Creek bridge.[8]

Education

Mutarnee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at School Road (18.9550°S 146.2871°E / -18.9550; 146.2871 (Mutarnee State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mutarnee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mutarnee – town in City of Townsville (entry 23665)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Mutarnee – locality in City of Townsville (entry 44616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. "Mutarnee – railway station in City of Townsville (entry 23666)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. Mutarnee State School, accessed 1 November 2010.
  8. Frosty Mango, accessed 1 November 2010.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Mutarnee State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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