Moura, Queensland

Moura
Queensland
Moura is located in Queensland
Moura
Moura
Coordinates24°34′24″S 149°58′21″E / 24.57333°S 149.97250°E / -24.57333; 149.97250
Population1,993 (2021 census)[1]
Established1936
Postcode(s)4718
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Banana Shire
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
32 °C
90 °F
12 °C
54 °F
732 mm
28.8 in
Localities around Moura:
Alberta Baralaba Banana
Alberta Moura Banana
Warnoah Kianga Banana
Sculpted by Diana Webber, this bronze statue was erected in 1988 to commemorate the Moura mine disasters.

Moura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It services the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. It is situated approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Biloela on the Dawson Highway, 186 kilometres (116 mi) west of the port city of Gladstone, and 171 kilometres (106 mi) south west of Rockhampton.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Moura had a population of 1,993 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Moura (town) (entry 23219)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Moura (locality) (entry 40438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 May 2014.