Mount Stanley, Queensland

Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
26°36′24″S 152°12′04″E / 26.6066°S 152.2011°E / -26.6066; 152.2011 (Mount Stanley (centre of locality))Population11 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.0285/km2 (0.074/sq mi)Postcode(s)4314Area386.2 km2 (149.1 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 72.5 km (45 mi) SW of Kingaroy
  • 90.9 km (56 mi) E of Nanango
  • 161 km (100 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Somerset RegionState electorate(s)NanangoFederal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Mount Stanley:
Wyalla
Johnstown		 Elgin Vale Manumbar
Runnymede
Bullcamp		 Mount Stanley Kingaham
East Nanango Avoca Vale Avoca Vale

Mount Stanley is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range.[3]

Mount Stanley has the following mountains:

  • Mount Gibbarnee (26°33′36″S 152°14′49″E / 26.5601°S 152.2470°E / -26.5601; 152.2470 (Mount Gibbarnee)) 426 metres (1,398 ft) above sea level in the north-east of the locality.[4][5]
  • Mount Stanley (26°38′53″S 152°12′35″E / 26.6480°S 152.2096°E / -26.6480; 152.2096 (Mount Stanley)) 522 metres (1,713 ft) in the south-east of the locality.[4][6]

The east branch of Brisbane River flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.[7]

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley.[8]

Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of Colinton which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley".[9] Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers (John, Charles and Robert) in 1841.[10]

On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Stanley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Stanley – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mount Gibbarnee – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 13655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Stanley – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 32192)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (10 May 2016). "Teenage boys set out on Brisbane River expedition". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. ^ "map of the southern portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1872. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "CLAIMS TO LEASES OF CROWN LAND". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. New South Wales, Australia. 11 May 1848. p. 612. Retrieved 6 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Colinton War Memorial (entry 650029)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Stanley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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Towns and localities in the Somerset Region, South East Queensland