Moodlu, Queensland

Moodlu is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Moodlu had a population of 318 people.[1]

Moodlu
Queensland
View southwest Quarry Road, 2015
Moodlu
Coordinates27.0544°S 152.9113°E / -27.0544; 152.9113
Population318 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density67.7/km2 (175.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4510
Area4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location46 km (29 mi) N of Brisbane central business district
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Longman
Suburbs around Moodlu:
Wamuran Caboolture Caboolture
Wamuran Moodlu Caboolture
Bellmere Bellmere Caboolture

Geography

Moodluis 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of Brisbane.

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station which is a Kabi word meaning stone.[2]

Moodlu Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1953.[3]

Wararba Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Waraba State School. In 1911 it was renamed Moodlu State School. The school closed on 4 July 1947.[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Moodlu recorded a population of 236 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male.[5] The median age of the Moodlu population was 46 years, 9 years above the national median of 37. 74.8% of people living in Moodlu were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 5.5%, Germany 2.1%, India 1.3%, Lithuania 1.3%. 88.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.4% Italian, 2.5% German, 1.7% Filipino, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moodlu (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Moodlu - locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 47121)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Moodlu (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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