Moranbah
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Moranbah Water Tower at sunset, 2011 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Moranbah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 22°00′06″S 148°03′12″E / 22.0016°S 148.0533°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1969 | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Kym Chapman | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3,038.9 km2 (1,173.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 9,425 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.10145/km2 (8.0327/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4744 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 16.7 °C (62.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 614.2 mm (24.18 in) | ||||||||||||
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Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Moranbah had a population of 9,425.
In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out population working in Moranbah's mines: in excess of 1,500 as at 2011.