Manyung

Manyung is a rural locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Manyung had a population of 63 people.[1]

Manyung
Queensland
Manyung is located in Queensland
Manyung
Manyung
Coordinates26.2177°S 152.03442°E / -26.2177; 152.03442 (Manyung (centre of locality))
Population63 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.689/km2 (4.37/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4605
Area37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Manyung:
Goomeribong Goomeribong Goomeri
Murgon Manyung Goomeri
Murgon Moondooner Goomeri

Geography

The Bunya Highway passes through from south to north-east.

History

Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon.[4] Manyung railway station was originally called Yura.[5]

The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. Manyung is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) munum meaning either death adder or scrub fruit.[2]

Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. On 1 January 1916 it became Manyung State School. In 1921 it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963.[6]

In the 2016 census Manyung had a population of 63 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manyung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Manyung – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Manyung – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 9615. Queensland, Australia. 11 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Naming Stations". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 413. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  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
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