Mount Maria, Queensland

Mount Maria Queensland
Mount Maria
Coordinates	24.5416°S 151.825°E / -24.5416; 151.825 (Mount Maria (centre of locality))
Population	225 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	2.255/km^2 (5.839/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4674
Area	99.8 km^2 (38.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.0 km (11 mi) NW of Rosedale 73.5 km (46 mi) NW of Bundaberg 113 km (70 mi) SSE of Gladstone 435 km (270 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Maria: Taunton Taunton Euleilah Lowmead Mount Maria Euleilah Lowmead Berajondo Rosedale

Mount Maria is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Maria had a population of 225 people.[1]

Geography

Baffle Creek forms the south-western boundary and the south-eastern and eastern boundary (but not the southern boundary). Euleilah Creek forms the north-west boundary of the locality; it later becomes a tributary of Baffle Creek.[3]

Grants Island is 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) island in Baffle Creek which is within the Mount Maria loality (24.5506°S 151.9061°E / -24.5506; 151.9061 (Grants Island)).[4][5]

The mountain Mount Maria is in the south of the locality (24.5413°S 151.8440°E / -24.5413; 151.8440 (Mount Maria)) and rises to 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level. It presumably gives its name to the locality.[3][6][7]

Tablelands Road enters the locality from the south (Berajondo) and exits to the north (Taunton); it is the main road through the locality.[8]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Maria had a population of 193 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Mount Maria had a population of 225 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Maria. The nearest government primary schools are Lowmead State School in neighbouring Lowmead to the west, Rosedale State School in neighbouring Rosedale to the south-east, and Wartburg State School in Baffle Creek to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosedale State School (to Year 12).[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Maria (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mount Maria – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
4. "Waterbody islands - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Grants Island – island (entry 14616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "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.
7. "Mount Maria – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 20979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
8. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
9. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Maria (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.