Moranbah QLD, 4744
Moranbah Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Searching Moranbah, QLD 4744 for a new home? It's important to know if the area is an ideal consideration, given your lifestyle and circumstances. The Homes.com.au suburb profile provides information on Moranbah median property prices, market trends & demographics to help you make an intelligent decision about your potential move to the suburb.
Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to Moranbah, continue reading for a brief historical overview to discover more about the lifestyle and what makes this suburb so great.
Overview Moranbah is a picturesque urban centre in the Isaac Region of Queensland. It is 160 km east of the central mining hub of Clermont and 190 km west of the beach town of Mackay. The Peak Downs Highway runs a few kilometres south of the suburb, which had 8,735 residents at the 2016 census.
Living in Moranbah From its very beginning, Moranbah was planned with extensive amenities. There are schools, civic centres, extensive shopping arcades, sporting venues, social clubs and parks. Following the rising export of coal since the 1980s, mining multinationals invest a lot in the local infrastructure. Moranbah is well connected with bus, rail and air services. The suburb has state-of-the-art educational and healthcare facilities. It has many sports clubs, including a golf centre and an aquatic centre.
History of Moranbah Following the arrival of Ludwig Leichhardt in Moranbah in 1845, the settlements began there. It was home to pastoral communities until the 1960s. Moranbah became a town in 1969, and construction of the township started in 1970. It was developed as a residential hub for the mining community working in Peak Downs, Goonyella, Broadmeadow, Moranbah and other mines. With an increase in mining activities, the town grew, and today about 40% of its working population depends on mining and allied activities.
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