Mount Martin, Queensland

Town in Queensland, Australia
21°06′18″S 148°49′15″E / 21.105°S 148.8208°E / -21.105; 148.8208 (Mount Martin (centre of locality))Population186 (2016 census)[1] • Density4.615/km2 (11.95/sq mi)Postcode(s)4754Area40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 8.9 km (6 mi) NNW of Mirani
  • 42.9 km (27 mi) W of Mackay
  • 987 km (613 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Mackay RegionState electorate(s)MiraniFederal division(s)Capricornia
Localities around Mount Martin:
Mount Charlton Mount Ossa Kuttabul
Dows Creek Mount Martin Devereux Creek
Dows Creek Benholme Mirani

Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.[1]

Geography

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.[3]

History

Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.[4]

In the 2011 census, Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.[5]

In the 2016 census Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Martin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Martin – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Martin". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Mount Martin Cane Lift (entry 602750)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

External links

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