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Mungar State School, 2023
Mungar Location in Queensland
Population	328 (2021 census)
• Density	21.58/km2 (55.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.7 km (12 mi) SW of Maryborough 48.7 km (30 mi) SW of Hervey Bay 77.5 km (48 mi) N of Gympie 256 km (159 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mungar: Yerra Grahams Creek Tinana South Pilerwa Mungar Ferney Antigua Antigua Ferney

Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mungar had a population of 328 people.

Geography

Mungar is 256 kilometres (159 mi) north of the state capital Brisbane and 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) 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 (Antigua) and exits to the north (Grahams Creek). It is west of Mungar Road. The locality is served by the Mungar railway station (25°36′12″S 152°35′38″E / 25.6033°S 152.5940°E / -25.6033; 152.5940 (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 branched from the North Coast railway line at Mungar railway station. The first section of the line from Mungar to Teebar (now known as Brooweena) opened on 29 July 1889. The final opening of the line through to its terminus in Monto 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 2011 census, Mungar and the surrounding area had a population of 264.

In the 2016 census, Mungar had a population of 309 people.

In the 2021 census, Mungar had a population of 328 people.

Education

Mungar State School library, 2023

Mungar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1143 Mungar Road (25°36′15″S 152°35′26″E / 25.6041°S 152.5906°E / -25.6041; 152.5906 (Mungar State School)). 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.