New Moonta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, New Moonta had a population of 78 people.[1]

New Moonta
Queensland
New Moonta is located in Queensland
New Moonta
New Moonta
Coordinates25°01′29″S 151°43′44″E / 25.0247°S 151.7288°E / -25.0247; 151.7288 (New Moonta (centre of locality))
Population78 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.995/km2 (2.577/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area78.4 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around New Moonta:
Wonbah Forest Takilberan Moolboolaman
Boolboonda New Moonta Moolboolaman
Boolboonda Mount Perry Nearum

History

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New Moonta Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became New Moonta State School. It closed in 1926.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census New Moonta had a population of 63 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, New Moonta had a population of 78 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "New Moonta (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "New Moonta – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 45512)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "New Moonta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  

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