Mulgowie, Queensland
# Mulgowie, Queensland

Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.

## Geography

Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality (27°43′00″S 152°21′00″E﻿ / ﻿27.7166°S 152.35°E﻿ / -27.7166; 152.35﻿ (Kullee)).it takes its name from the Kullee railway station assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 28 August 1913. The name Kullee is an Aboriginal word meaning fresh water.

## History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919, it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997. It was on Mulgowie School Road (27°44′15″S 152°21′44″E﻿ / ﻿27.7374°S 152.3622°E﻿ / -27.7374; 152.3622﻿ (Mulgowie State School (former))).

Mulgowie Public Hall was opened on Saturday 11 October 1924 by George Logan, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The hall was relocated from Laidley, where it was known as the Norman Hall. It was cut into two halves and taken by Mulgowie by bullock team where it was re-erected by the creek. In the 2000s, it was relocated to its current location and extended.

On Wednesday 19 April 1911, Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line was officially opened from Laidley to Mulgowie by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes.

In the 2016 census, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.

In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.

## Education

There are no schools in Mulgowie. The nearest government primary schools are Thornton State School in neighbouring Thornton to the south and Laidley District State School in Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley.

