Neurum, Queensland
Neurum is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Neurum had a population of 178 people.
Geography
The Stanley River is the northern boundary of the locality, while Neurum Creek is the western boundary. Nerum Creek becomes a tributary of the Stanley River at the north-western corner of the locality.Neurum Mountain is in the south-east of the locality rising to above sea level.
Neurum Creek Conservation Park is protected area in the west of the locality.
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The town takes its name from Neurum Creek, which in turn uses a word from Waka language meaningNeurum Creek Provisional School opened on 2 August 1880. On 1 January 1909, it became Neurum Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1942. The school was on the east side of Nerum Road, just south of the junction with Stanton Road.
Neurum Post Office opened on 11 December 1880 and closed in 1957.
The Kilcoy railway line opened from Woodford to Kilcoy in 1913 with Neurum being served by the Neurum railway station immediate north of the town. The line closed from Wamuran to Kilcoy in June 1964. The Neurum railway station has been dismantled.
Demographics
In the, the locality of Neurum had a population of 168 people, 46.4% female and 53.6% male. The median age of the Neurum population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37. 75.3% of people living in Neurum were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 2.4%, Fiji 1.8%, Denmark 1.8%, Kenya 1.8%, Czech Republic 1.8%. 87% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common language was 1.8% Danish.In the, the locality of Neurum had a population of 142 people.
In the, the locality of Neurum had a population of 178 people.