Murrumba Downs is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people.

Geography

Murrumba Downs is located east of Kallangur on the

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by road north of the

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. It is bounded by Fresh Water Creek to the north, the North Pine River to the south and Bruce Highway to the east.

History

Murrumba Downs is on land that was part of the Murrumba property, bought by

Thomas Petrie Thomas Petrie (31 January 1831 – 26 August 1910) was an Australian explorer, a YN to the districts, gold prospector, logger, and grazier. He was a Queensland pioneer. Early life Petrie was born at Edinburgh, fourth son of Andrew Petrie and ...

about 1858 and farmed by his family for almost 100 years. The name Murrumba was derived from the Yuggera word in the Yugarabul dialect meaning ''good'' or ''good place''. Undurba State School opened 23 January 1978. Living Faith Lutheran Primary School opened on 11 January 2001. Murrumba State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2012.

Demographics

In the , Murrumba Downs recorded a population of 9,393 people: 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Murrumba Downs population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 76.2% of people living in Murrumba Downs were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 4.9%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Philippines 0.6%. 89.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Hindi, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog. In the , Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,681 people. In the , Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people.

Education

Undurba State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 49–57 Ogg Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,010 students with 72 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

program. Living Faith Lutheran Primary School is an independent primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 50 Brays Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 508 students with 32 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). Murrumba State Secondary College is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 201–207 Goodfellows Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,387 students with 107 teachers (103 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. It was the first secondary site in Queensland to introduce Year 7 into Junior Secondary as part of the Flying Start initiative.

Transport

Murrumba Downs railway station on the

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opened on 4 October 2016.

Recreation

The John Oxley Reserve was named after the

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Surveyor-General

John Oxley John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an English List of explorers, explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps bes ...

. In 1823, Oxley rescued shipwrecked ex-convicts Pamphlett and Finnegan, who told him about a large river, meaning the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

, but led Oxley to the Pine River by mistake. Oxley named it "Deception River" because of this. The party travelled upstream to Oxley's Inlet. The reserve is a popular place for bush walking, social gatherings and children's activities.

References

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* {{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay