Mutdapilly is a rural

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in south-east

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, Australia. It is split between the

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and

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. In the , Mutdapilly had a population of 308 people.

Geography

Mutdapilly is centrally divided by the north/south running

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. The eastern boundary follows Warrill Creek. There is one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in the region located at Mutdapilly.

History

The name ''Mutdapilly'' is believed to be a combination word from the Yuggera language (Yugarabul dialect) where ''mudtherri'' means ''sticky'' or ''muddy'' and ''pilly'' means ''gully''. The name was given by Captain

Patrick Logan Captain Patrick Logan (1791 – October 1830) was the commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1826 until his death in 1830 at the hands of Aboriginal Australians who objected to him entering their lands. As he had been hated by co ...

on 9 June 1827. Local farmer, Mr Denman, donated 2 acres of land to build a school. The Normanby State School and teacher's residence was opened on 27 April 1874; the first head teacher was John Stanfell Clowes who served at the school until 31 July 1876. The school was renamed Mutdapilly State School on 1 April 1968. St Aidan's Church of England was built in Mutdapilly in 1921. It was a timber church building, designed by Charles Chauvel (the Australian filmmaker). It was dedicated on Easter Monday 15 April 1922 by Coadjutor Bishop

Henry Le Fanu Henry Frewen Le Fanu (1 April 1870 – 9 September 1946) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. Early life Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford. Religious life Le Fanu was ordaine ...

. The church closed in 1974 and the building is now used as a residence. It is at 3994 Cunningham Highway (). In the , Mutdapilly had a population of 308 people.

Education

Mutdapilly State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Mutdapilly-Churchbank Weir Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mutdapilly. The nearest secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in

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to the north-west and Bremer State High School in

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to the north-east.

Heritage listings

Heritage listings for Mutdapilly include: * 4 Mutdapilly-Churchbank Weir Road: Mutdapilly State School

Notable residents

* Charles Chauvel, early Australian filmmaker *

References

External links

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