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Murrigal
Queensland
Murrigal; Queensland
	Murrigal
	Murrigal
Coordinates	18°03′07″S 145°54′07″E / 18.0519°S 145.9019°E
Population	106 (2021 census)
• Density	2.592/km2 (6.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	40.9 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.5 km (11 mi) S of Tully ; 68.7 km (43 mi) SSW of Innisfail ; 156 km (97 mi) SSE of Cairns ; 194 km (121 mi) NNW of Townsville ; 1,553 km (965 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
	Suburbs around Murrigal:

Murrigal is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Murrigal had a population of 106 people.^[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Bilyana) and exits to the north-east (Euramo). The North Coast railway line runs immediately parallel and west of the highway.^[3]

The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation.^[4]

There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.^[3]

History

Land was reserved for a cemetery on 3 August 1895.^[5]

The locality was once served by the now-abandoned Murrigal railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line (18°03′53″S 145°54′26″E / 18.0647°S 145.9072°E / -18.0647; 145.9072 (Murrigal railway station)).^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Murrigal had a population of 89 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Murrigal had a population of 106 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Murrigal. The nearest government primary schools are Murray Upper State School in neighbouring Murray Upper to the south-west and Tully State School in Tully to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School, also in Tully.^[8]

Facilities

Murrigal Cemetery is on a 0.61-hectare (1.5-acre) site on the eastern side of the Bruce Highway (18°03′51″S 145°54′28″E / 18.0641°S 145.9078°E / -18.0641; 145.9078 (Murrigal Cemetery)).^[9] It is operated by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council and new burials are restricted to those who already have reserved graves or have a family connection with those already buried there.^[5]