Murrays Bridge is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region,

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, Australia. In the , Murrays Bridge had a population of 106 people.

Geography

Murrays Bridge is flat land (about 500 metres above sea level), entirely freehold and used for agriculture, principally grazing but also some cropping near the river. The

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flows through the locality from south-east to the north-west. The Warwick-Killarney Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the north-west.

History

Murray's Bridge State School opened on 1 June 1937. On 2 May 1987, the school celebrated 50 years of schooling by the unveiling of a monument by the school's first teacher Janet Smith (née Turnbull).

Demographics

In the , Murrays Bridge had a population of 103 people. In the , Murrays Bridge had a population of 106 people.

Education

Murray's Bridge State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1378 Killarney Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

Geography

History

Demographics

Education

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