Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935.[6][7] The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner.[8][9] The teacher was Reg Davidson.[10]
On 25 May 2021, an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375,000 premises.[13][14][15][16]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.[17]
In the 2016 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 149 people.[18]
In the 2021 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 128 people.[1]
Economy
Callide Power Station is a coal-powered electricity generator with eight steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1,720 megawatts (MW) of electricity. As of 2018, generation capacity was 1510 MW.[11]
^"2013 School Annual Report"(PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. Archived(PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.