Murgon
| Murgon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 The park on the main street of Murgon | |||||||||||||||
  Murgon The location of Murgon in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°14′0″S 151°57′0″E / 26.23333°S 151.95000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,092 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Murgon is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is about 270 km (168 mi) northwest of Brisbane. It is a farming area with beef cattle, dairy farms and vineyards.[2] The town is named after an Aboriginal word for "water lily".[3] In 2011 there were 2,496 people living in Murgon.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Murgon (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Murgon". about-australia.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia. French's Forest: Reed Books Pty.Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 0730100510.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Murgon". 2011 Census QuickStats.
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