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| Coordinates: 26°08′58″S 151°52′59″E / 26.1494°S 151.8830°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 104 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.464/km2 (11.56/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4605 | ||||||||||||
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Merlwood is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Merlwood had a population of 104 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Murgon–Gayndah Road enters the locality from the south-east (Barlil / Oakdale), then north towards the centre of the locality and then west, exiting to the west (Cloyna / Warnung).[3]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]
History
[edit]Merlwood State School opened on 23 March 1910 under teacher Alice Amelia Wilson.[5][6] It closed on 22 January 1967.[7] It was located on the north-west corner of Pringle Hill Road and Eisenmengers Road (26°09′03″S 151°53′20″E / 26.1508°S 151.8888°E), just north of the Gayndah Road.[8][9][10]
A Methodist church was built in 1913 opposite the state school on the north-east corner of Pringle Hill Road and Eisenmengers Road (26°09′05″S 151°53′22″E / 26.1513°S 151.8895°E).[11][12][13] The building was later removed. This church was strongly supported by a prominent local family who were among the first settlers, the Shelton family.[14][15][16]
There was a cemetery in Melwood with a proposal to appoint cemetery trustees in 1911 and a burial in 1928.[17][18] According to oral history, it was in the eastern part of Merlwood near Richards Road (26°10'39.9"S 151°53'58.6"E).[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Merlwood had a population of 88 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, Merlwood had a population of 104 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Merlwood. The nearest government primary schools are Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the north-west, Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the south, and Murgon State School in Murgon to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in Murgon.[20]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merlwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Merlwood – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46244)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Our Murgon Letter". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7586. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1909. p. 5 (Daily). Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Kopittke, Rosemary; Kopittke, Eric (1997). Queensland teachers index 1907-1920. Queensland Family History Society. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Parish of Murgon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1911. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ↑ Blake, Thom. "Merlwood Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99237533402061&context=L&vid=61SLQ_INST:SLQ&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=All&query=any,contains,harry%20shelton%20papers&offset=0
- ↑ Easton, E.W. (1950). Wilderness to Wealth (1st ed.). The Nanango Centenary and South Burnett Historical Committee. >
- ↑ Matthews, Dr Tony (1997). Landscapes of Change (1st ed.). South Burnett Local Govt. Association.
- ↑ "CLOYNA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 026. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MURGON". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 094. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merlwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
