Moodlu, Queensland
| Moodlu Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View southwest Quarry Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Moodlu | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°03′16″S 152°54′41″E / 27.0544°S 152.9113°ECoordinates: 27°03′16″S 152°54′41″E / 27.0544°S 152.9113°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 318 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 67.7/km2 (175.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4510 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 46 km (29 mi) N of Brisbane central business district | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Moodlu is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Moodlu had a population of 318 people.[1]
Geography[]
Moodlu is 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of Brisbane.
History[]
The locality takes its name from its railway station which is a Kabi word meaning stone.[2]
Moodlu Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1953.[3]
Wararba Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Waraba State School. In 1911 it was renamed Moodlu State School. The school closed on 4 July 1947.[4]
Demographics[]
In the 2011 census, Moodlu recorded a population of 236 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.[5] The median age of the Moodlu population was 46 years, 9 years above the national median of 37. 74.8% of people living in Moodlu were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 5.5%, Germany 2.1%, India 1.3%, Lithuania 1.3%. 88.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.4% Italian, 2.5% German, 1.7% Filipino, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moodlu (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Moodlu – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 47121)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Moodlu (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
- Localities in Queensland