Mungallala South is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mungallala South had a population of 38 people. Mungallala South's postcode is 4467.

Geography

The land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

The name Mungallala comes from the town and pastoral run name. It is derived from the Kunggari language, from ''mungar''/''kungar'' meaning ''bird'' and ''yaya''/''lala'' meaning ''shout'', describing the sound of the claws of running

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Demographics

In the , Mungallala South had a population of 24 people. In the , Mungallala South had a population of 38 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mungallala South. The nearest primary schools are Mungallala State School in neighbouring

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to the north and Mitchell State School in Mitchell to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Mitchell State School to Year 10 only. There are no secondary schools offering education to Year 12 nearby (the nearest is in

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). Some parts of the locality will be too distant to attend any of these as a daily commute and the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

{{Maranoa Region Maranoa Region Localities in Queensland