Neurum is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Neurum had a population of 178 people.

Geography

The Stanley River is the northern boundary of the locality, while Neurum Creek is the western boundary. Nerum Creek becomes a tributary of the Stanley River at the north-western corner of the locality (). Neurum Mountain is in the south-east of the locality () rising to above sea level. Neurum Creek Conservation Park is protected area in the west of the locality (). The predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The town takes its name from Neurum Creek, which in turn uses a word from Waka language (Dungidau dialect) meaning ''warts, sores or pock marks''. Neurum Creek Provisional School opened on 2 August 1880. On 1 January 1909, it became Neurum Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1942. The school was on the east side of Nerum Road, just south of the junction with Stanton Road (). Neurum Post Office opened on 11 December 1880 (known as Neurum Creek between 1887 and 1913) and closed in 1957. The

Kilcoy railway line The Kilcoy railway line is a disused, partly demolished narrow gauge railway in South East Queensland, Australia. History The first section of the line opened from Caboolture to Woodford on 6 December 1909. It was extended to Kilcoy on 22 De ...

opened from Woodford to

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisban ...

in 1913 with Neurum being served by the Neurum railway station immediate north of the town (). The line closed from

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to Kilcoy (including Neurum) in June 1964. The Neurum railway station has been dismantled.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Neurum had a population of 168 people, 46.4% female and 53.6% male. The median age of the Neurum population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37. 75.3% of people living in Neurum were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 2.4%, Fiji 1.8%, Denmark 1.8%, Kenya 1.8%, Czech Republic 1.8%. 87% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 1.8% Danish. In the , the locality of Neurum had a population of 142 people. In the , the locality of Neurum had a population of 178 people.

Education

There are no schools in Neurum. The nearest government primary schools are Woodford P-10 State School in neighbouring Woodford to the east and Delaneys Creek State School in neighbouring Delaneys Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Woodford P-10 State School (to Year 10) to the east, Kilcoy State High School (to Year 12) in

to the west, and Tullawong State High School (to Year 12) in

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is ...

to south-east.

References

External links

* {{authority control Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland