| Greenmount Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Greenmount | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°10′56″S149°01′58″E / 21.1822°S 149.0327°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 473 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 26.57/km2 (68.82/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4751 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people. [1]
In 1861 John Mackay (the first British person to explore Mackay area and after whom the city is named) leased a pastoral run which he called Greenmount. [3] In order to meet the government's requirement that the run have stock on it within nine months, he entered into a partnership with James Starr, a squatter from the New England district, and 1200 cattle were on the run by January 1862. However, Starr became insolvent and there was a forced sale of the property in 1863, ending Mackay's association with the Mackay area. [4]
In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people. [1]
Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Greenmount. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Walkerston. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay. [6]
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