Munbilla, Queensland


Munbilla is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Munbilla had a population of 100 people.

History

The suburb takes its name from the former Munbilla railway station, whose name was "coined" in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department using the Yuggera words mun and billa to mean a large lagoon.
The Fassifern railway line opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Munbilla being served by Munbilla railway station on Macfarlane Road. The line closed in June 1964.
The Mount Edwards branch line branched off from the Fassifern line immediately south of the Munbilla railway station. The Mount Edwards line opened to Kalbar on 17 April 1916 and to Mount Edwards on 7 October 1922. The Mount Edwards line closed in 1960.
At the the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.