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Munbilla
Queensland
Farm at Munbilla.jpg
Farm on Kengoon Road, 2015
Munbilla is located in Queensland
Munbilla
Munbilla
Location in Queensland
Population 100 (2016 census)
 • Density 9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4309
Area 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Wright
Localities around Munbilla:
Radford Radford Milora
Silverdale Munbilla Anthony
Kents Lagoon Obum Obum Blantyre

Munbilla is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Munbilla had a population of 100 people.

History

The suburb takes its name from the former Munbilla railway station, whose name was "coined" in 1886 by the Railways Department using the Yuggera words mun (meaning much) and billa (meaning water) to mean a large lagoon.

Munbilla railway station was on the Ipswich-to-Dugandan and the Ipswich-to-Mount-Edwards railway lines; it was the last station before the two lines branched. The complete Dugandan line operated from 1886 to 1964 (some earlier stages being open from 1882). The Mount Edwards line operated from 1922 to 1960.

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