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Marlborough
Queensland
Turn off to the town of Marlborough, Bruce Highway, 1970s.jpg
:Turn off to the town of Marlborough from the Bruce Highway, 1970s
Marlborough is located in Queensland
Marlborough
Marlborough
Location in Queensland
Population 149 (2016 census)
 • Density 0.1073/km2 (0.278/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4705
Area 1,388.9 km2 (536.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal Division(s) Capricornia
Localities around Marlborough:
Ogmore Coral Sea Stanage
Mount Gardiner Marlborough Kunwarara
Mount Gardiner Glenroy Canoona

Marlborough is a rural town and coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Marlborough had a population of 149 people.

History

The post office at Marlborough opened on 1 January 1861.


Education

Marlborough State School, circa 2021
Marlborough State School, circa 2021

Marlborough State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Magog Road (22°48′42″S 149°53′42″E / 22.8118°S 149.8950°E / -22.8118; 149.8950 (Marlborough State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 34 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The school competes against otherschools in the area such as Clarke Creek State School, Milman State School and School of Distance Education. They compete in swimming and athletic carnivals which Marlborough normally hosts, having a 16-metre pool and a grassy oval.

There is no secondary school in Marlborough. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, over 100 kilometres (62 mi) away. Distance education and boarding schools would be other options.

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