Moomin, Queensland

Moomin is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Moomin had a population of 191 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks:

Mount Ida at above sea level
St Patrick Hill at above sea level
Stewart Head at above sea level

The Herberton railway line ran through the locality but that section of the line closed in 1988, but part of the line remains in use as the Atherton Herberton Historic Railway. There were two railway stations on the line in Moomin:

Moomin railway station, now abandoned
The Village railway station, still in use

The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west.

History

The locality was named after the railway station on the Tablelands railway line, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning wasp's nest.
Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910. It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range.
In 1994 a new primary school campus for Herberton State School was constructed in Moorim.

Demographics

In the, Moomin had a population of 133 people.
In the, Moomin had a population of 191 people.

Education

Herberton State School is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 176 students with 20 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. In 1994, a new primary school campus was constructed on Elwyn Phillips Memorial Drive in Moomin. However, the secondary campus remains at the original school site in Grace Street, Herberton.
For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government school is Atherton State High School in Atherton to the north-east.