Malu is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Malu had a population of 18 people.

Geography

The Western railway line forms the south-west boundary of the locality, entering the locality from south-east ( Jondaryan) and exiting to the south-west ( Bowenville). The locality is served by Malu railway station (). The

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

runs immediately south and parallel to the railway line, entering the locality from south-east (Jondaryan) and exiting to the south-west (Bowenville). There are grain silos near the railway station operated by

GrainCorp GrainCorp Limited is an Australian commodity trading company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company's core business is the receiving and storage of grain and related commodities. It also provides logistics and markets these ...

. To the north of the grain silos is a quarry which supplies concrete aggregate, bitumen and sealing aggregates, road base and ballast. Apart from these, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Malu had a population of 18 people. In the , Malu had a population of 18 people.

Education

There are no schools in Malu. The nearest government primary schools are Bowenville State School in neighbouring Bowenville to the west and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

Quinalow State School Quinalow is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Quinalow had a population of 205 people. Geography The town is located on Darling Downs in the north of the locality and on the bank ...

(to Year 10) in Quinalow to the north and

Oakey State High School Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

(to Year 12) in

Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey and other non-government schools in Toowoomba and its suburbs.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland