Moranbah

Moranbah Queensland
Moranah Water Tower at sunset, 2011
Moranbah
Coordinates	22°00′S 148°03′E / 22.000°S 148.050°E / -22.000; 148.050Coordinates: 22°00′S 148°03′E / 22.000°S 148.050°E / -22.000; 148.050
Population	8,965 (2011 census)
Established	1969
Postcode(s)	4744
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Location	1,048 km (651 mi) NNW of Brisbane 194 km (121 mi) SW of Mackay 217 km (135 mi) N of Emerald
LGA(s)	Isaac Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Dalrymple
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 28.9 °C 84 °F 16.7 °C 62 °F 580.2 mm 22.8 in

Moranbah is a town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont. It is a coal mining town and at the 2011 census had a population of 8,965. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out population in excess of 1500 who work in Moranbah's mines. Moranbah services the Peak Downs Mine, Goonyella Riverside Mine, Broadmeadow Mine, Moranbah North coal mine, North Goonyella coal mine and several other smaller mines in the region. Although one of the newest towns in the region, its central location and large population has made it the seat of the Isaac Regional Council.

The first European to explore the region was Ludwig Leichhardt in January 1845 and settled by pastoralists in the 1850s.

Moranbah was established in 1969. The town was rapidly expanded in the late 1970s by the Utah Development Company to house mine workers. The town has been featured twice (once in 1977 and again in 2012) on Four Corners, an investigative news program, exploring the effects of Australia's various mining booms on local rural communities.

Moranbah Post Office opened on 1 March 1971.

Moranbah State School opened on 1 January 1971 with a secondary department, which became Mooranbah State High School on 25 January 1976. Moranbah East State School opened on 27 January 1981.

Moranbah is a growing community. For a small regional town it offers a diverse range of sports and entertainment facilities including a skate park, library, public swimming pool, rugby league, AFL, hockey, tennis, off road racing, motocross and a BMX club.