Mount McEuen, Queensland

Mount McEuen Queensland
Mount McEuen
Coordinates	26.2350°S 151.7191°E / -26.2350; 151.7191
Population	34 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	4606
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Mount McEuen: Kinleymore Hivesville Kawl Kawl Keysland Melrose Mount McEuen Leafdale Melrose MP Creek Fairdale

Mount McEuen is a mountain which also gives its name to the surrounding rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount McEuen had a population of 34 people.[1]

Mt. McEuen rises to an elevation of 508 m (1667 ft),[3] with the nearest peak known as The Bluff (469m elevation) only a short distance away (approx. 1.7 km). Mt. McEuen rises to a prominent pointed peak in a shape that is clearly volcanic in origin, making it a significant local landmark. It was used as a vantage point by surveyors in the earliest days of preparing subdivisions for closer settlement and farming.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount McEuen had a population of 36 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Mount McEuen had a population of 34 people.[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount McEuen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mount McEuen – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46248)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. https://geoyp.com/AU/2/mount-mceuen-31693/
4. Easton, E.W. (1950). Wilderness to Wealth (1st ed.). The Nanango Centenary and South Burnett Historical Committee. pp. 202–206.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount McEuen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.