Mount Marrow is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people.

Geography

The locality is 18.5 km west of the Ipswich CBD. The locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Marrow which is in the north of the locality (-27.5935°N, 152.6195°W) rising to 270 m above sea level. There is a quarry at the mountain extracting aggregate for use in roadworks and other construction projects. Apart from the quarry, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Mount Marrow State School opened on 4 November 1909.

Demographics

In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 195 people. In the, Mount Marrow had a population of 182 people.

Education

Mount Marrow State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 272 Thagoona-Haigslea Road (-27.6036°N, 152.6214°W). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 66 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 65 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mount Marrow. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-west.