Munruben is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. Once a rural community, it has been developed into a low density residential community. In the , Munruben had a population of 2,753 people.

Geography

The

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(formerly the

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) passes through the suburb. The area known as Jerry's Downfall is notorious for bogging and flooding.

History

From 1840 to 1860, William Norris had a sheep station of between the

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and the Logan River which he called ''Mun Rubens'' which is believed to be derived from the Bundjalung language name for a local lagoon''.'' The locality was officially named in 1991 (when it was in the

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). On 6 July 1882, Norris's daughter Emma Evans and three of her children (Richard William, Ruth and Edward) drowned in the Logan River while crossing the river in a dinghy which was in poor condition. There is a memorial for the family in Gieseman Park. Formerly in the

, Munruben became part of

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following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the , Munruben recorded a population of 2,809 people, 48% female and 52% male. The median age of the Munruben population was 38 years, 1 year above the national median of 37. 77.6% of people living in Munruben were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 5%, Germany 1%, Scotland 0.7%, South Africa 0.7%. 91.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% German, 0.7% Hmong, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Serbian, 0.4% Vietnamese. In the , Munruben had a population of 2,871 people. In the , Munruben had a population of 2,753 people.

Education

There are no schools in Munruben. The nearest government primary school is Park Ridge State School in Park Ridge to the north. The nearest government secondary school is

Park Ridge State High School Park Ridge State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Park Ridge, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government ...

, also in Park Ridge.

Amenities

Riverwood Ministries Church of Christ is at 1756 Chambers Flat Road (). There are a number of parks in the area: * Chambers Flat Road Park () * Giesemann Park () * Jerrys Downfall Reserve () * Norris Creek Park () Jerry's Downfall Reserve is located in the north-east of Munruben. The name commemorates an early teamster who had an accident there. The name ''Jerry's Downfall'' has been in use since at least 1866. It has been suggested that he was a Kanaka from

Robert Towns Robert Towns (10 November 1794 – 11 April 1873) was a British master mariner who settled in Australia as a businessman, sandalwood merchant, colonist, shipowner, pastoralist, politician, whaler and civic leader. He was the founder of Townsvil ...

' cotton plantation at Townvale, who capsized a bullock dray of cotton while crossing Chambers Creek. It has also been suggested that the incident is connected to the Keaveny family. The Beaudesert Historical Society have erected a plaque at the reserve.

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