Moranbah

Moranbah
Queensland
Moranbah Water Tower at sunset, 2011
Moranbah is located in Queensland
Moranbah
Moranbah
Coordinates22°00′06″S 148°03′12″E / 22.0016°S 148.0533°E / -22.0016; 148.0533 (Moranbah (town centre))
Population9,425 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.10145/km2 (8.0327/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4744
Elevation249 m (817 ft)
Area3,038.9 km2 (1,173.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Isaac Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.7 °C
85 °F
16.7 °C
62 °F
614.2 mm
24.2 in
Localities around Moranbah:
Pasha Eaglefield Burton
Pasha Moranbah Coppabella
Kilcummin Kilcummin Winchester

Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Moranbah had a population of 9,425 people.[1]

In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out population working in Moranbah's mines: in excess of 1,500.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Moranbah – town in Isaac Region (entry 22774)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Moranbah – locality in Isaac Region (entry 49384)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ Petkova-Timmer, Vanessa; et al. "The development of Moranbah - Stakeholder analysis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.