Mungar is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mungar had a population of 328 people.

Geography

Mungar is north of the state capital

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and south west of the regional centre of Maryborough. The locality is bounded to the east by the Mary River. Mungar Road traverses the locality from north to south. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (

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) and exits to the north ( Grahams Creek). It is west of Mungar Road. The locality is served by the Mungar railway station ().

History

Mary River Saw Mill Provisional School opened on 9 July 1875. On 24 September 1877, it was renamed Mungar State School. The

Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborou ...

branched from the North Coast railway line at Mungar railway station. The first section of the line from Mungar to Teebar (now known as

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) opened on 29 July 1889. The final opening of the line through to its terminus in

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was on 15 September 1928. The last train ran on the branch railway in 2008 and the line was officially closed in 2012.

Demographics

At the , Mungar and the surrounding area had a population of 264. In the , Mungar had a population of 309 people. In the , Mungar had a population of 328 people.

Education

Mungar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1143 Mungar Road (). 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). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mungar. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.

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