The western boundary of the locality is the Munna Creek watercourse, as is the northern boundary until Munna Creek joins the Mary River. The eastern boundary comprises the Mary River and then the Bauple Woolooga Road. The locality to the south east of Munna Creek is Miva.
History
Miva station was part of the Mount Uhra pastoral run owned by Gideon A. Scott in 1851. It was a sheep property. At that time Munna Creek was described:-"for about ten miles above its junction with the Mary river, is navigable for boats, and is a broad sheet of fresh water, varying from fifteen to thirty yards wide."[4]
Prior to the building of the Bauple Woolooga Road the Munna Miva road crossed the Mary River at the Miva Crossing.[5] After the flood waters entered the Miva Crossing Hotel (Mr. J. Orphant's), notwithstanding the fact that it stood on an unusually high bank, the hotel was moved to the top of the hill where it later became a residence with a store in front.[6]
In 1905, 3 acres (1.2 ha) was reserved for a cemetery in the parish of Miva.[11] In 1938, the Miva Cemetery was renamed the Munna Creek Cemetery, and the Dickabram Cemetery was renamed the Miva Cemetery. References to the Munna Creek Cemetery appear from 1910, which was just after the Dickabram Cemetery was established.[12][13][14] The Dickabram Bridge had been built near the new location of Miva.[15]
Munna Creek Hall, also variously known as the Adventure Hall and the Munna Creek Public Hall, was officially opened on Saturday 18 August 1906.[16][17][18][19] It was built by the Munna Creek Adventure Hall Company.[20]
The Munna Creek Country Music Festival was first held in 2011 and was held annually (except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) until it was permanently cancelled in 2021.[25] Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up Weekend continues.[26]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Munna Creek had a population of 23 people.[27]
In the 2021 census, Munna Creek had a population of 22 people.[1]
Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up Weekends are open-mic events where people can sing country music songs with a full backing band. They are held at the Munna Creek Hall three times a year.[26]
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^"A BIG MOTOR TOUR". The Queenslander. No. 2673. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1917. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"THE FLOODS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLVI, no. 10, 002. Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Crown Lands". The Telegraph. No. 10304. Queensland, Australia. 25 November 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"NEW RESERVES". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 132. Queensland, Australia. 24 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"KILKIVAN DISTRICT". Daily Mail. No. 7386. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)