Murrays Bridge is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, 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 Condamine River 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 2016 census, Murrays Bridge had a population of 103 people.
In the 2021 census, 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 (28.2929°S 152.1179°E / -28.2929; 152.1179 (Murray's Bridge State School)). 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).
References
Further reading
- Head, Sandra (1987), 50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987, Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers
