Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

This article is about a rural town on the Darling Downs. For the locality in the Mackay Region, see Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region). For other uses, see Greenmount (disambiguation).

Greenmount Queensland
Greenmount war memorial
Greenmount
Coordinates	27°47′09″S151°54′18″E / 27.7858°S 151.905°E / -27.7858; 151.905 (Greenmount (town centre))
Population	765 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	15.741/km2 (40.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4359
Area	48.6 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.1 km (12 mi) N of Clifton 29.5 km (18 mi) S of Toowoomba 153 km (95 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Localities around Greenmount: Cambooya Cambooya East Greenmount Felton Greenmount East Greenmount Nobby Nobby Nobby

Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 765 people. ^[1]

Geography

Greenmount is a rural town on the Darling Downs. It is located just off the New England Highway 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of the regional city of Toowoomba.

History

Greenmount was formerly known as Greenmount West, and prior to that as Emu Creek. It takes its present name from the property owned by Donald Mackintosh, a local farmer and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ^[2]

The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today. ^[4]

In 1879, the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek. ^[5]

Greenmount Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 11 July 1886. ^{[6] [7]}

Greenmount Provisional School opened on 10 September 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenmount State School. ^[8]

The Greenmount War Memorial was dedicated on 11 December 1922 by Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan. ^[9]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 336 people. ^[10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 765 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 13 Ramsay Street (Bicentennial Memorial Park, 27°47′12″S151°54′20″E / 27.7866°S 151.9055°E / -27.7866; 151.9055 (Greenmount War Memorial) ): Greenmount War Memorial ^[12]

Education

Greenmount State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Haldon Street ( 27°47′21″S151°54′24″E / 27.7893°S 151.9067°E / -27.7893; 151.9067 (Greenmount State School) ). ^{[13] [14]} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). ^[15]

There are no secondary schools in Greenmount. The nearest secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south and Harristown State High School in Harristown, Toowoomba, to the north. ^[16]

Amenities

Library services in Greenmount are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Pilton Street every Friday. ^[17]

Greenmount features a number of parks, including:

• Bicentennial Memorial Park,13 Ramsay Street ( 27°47′12″S151°54′19″E / 27.7868°S 151.9053°E / -27.7868; 151.9053 (Bicentennial Memorial Park) ) features the war memorial, barbeque, basketball half-court and playground ^{[18] [19]}
• Violet Brody Park, east end of Ramsay Street ( 27°47′21″S151°54′33″E / 27.7893°S 151.9093°E / -27.7893; 151.9093 (Violet Brody Park) ) ^[18]
• Jack Derrick Park, 12-14 King Street ( 27°47′06″S151°54′04″E / 27.7851°S 151.9011°E / -27.7851; 151.9011 (Jack Derrick Park) ), has playground equipment and picnic facilities ^[20]

Notable residents

Author Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis), of Dad and Dave fame, lived in the region and attended Emu Creek State School, a nearby school, until the age of twelve. ^[21] Also, Queensland artist Rex Backhaus-Smith lived there with his family in the 1970s. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenmount (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Greenmount – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 14787)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Greenmount – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 50181)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. Sydney Morning Herald Archived 11 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Travel Page
5. "New Zealand". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXXIV, no. 3, 845. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1879. p. 5. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Greenmount Presbyterian Church". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXX, no. 5, 952. Queensland, Australia. 17 July 1886. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
7. "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser . No. 3452. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1886. p. 6. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Greenmount War Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Greenmount (SSC)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "Greenmount War Memorial (entry 600390)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
13. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. "Greenmount State School". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
15. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
16. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 January 2021.
17. "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
18. "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
19. "Greenmount - Bicentennial Memorial Park". Toowoomba Regional Council . 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
20. "Jack Derrick Park". Toowoomba Regional Council . 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
21. Dictionary of Australian Biography Archived 28 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Steele Rudd
22. "Rex Backhaus-Smith". Art on Cairncross. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
23. AndrewBackhouse. "Darling Heights house hides fascinating history". Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
24. "Rex Backhaus Smith - Painting Life". www.usc.edu.au. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Greenmount