Kiels Mountain, Queensland

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Kiels Mountain
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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Kiels Mountain
Coordinates 26°39′30″S153°00′01″E / 26.6583°S 153.0002°E / -26.6583; 153.0002 (Kiels Mountain (centre of locality))
Population664 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density144.3/km2 (374/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4559
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Ninderry
Federal division(s) Fairfax
Suburbs around Kiels Mountain:
Woombye Diddillibah Diddillibah
Woombye Kiels Mountain Diddillibah
Woombye Forest Glen Forest Glen

Kiels Mountain is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 664 people. [1]

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Geography

The Bruce Highway defines the western boundary of the locality. [3] The mountain of the same name is central to the locality ( 26°39′25″S153°00′22″E / 26.657°S 153.006°E / -26.657; 153.006 (Kiel Mountain (Queensland)) ) and rises to 153 metres (502 ft). [3] [4]

Eudlo Creek passes through the southeast tip of Kiels Mountain. Numerous creeks form on the slopes of the mountain, all of which are eventually tributaries of the Maroochy River. [3]

The land use is principally rural residential. [3]

History

The mountain is named after Heinrich "Henry" August Keil who selected on the eastern slopes in 1880. [2] He was the first settler at Diddillibah, on the north side of Kiels Mountain in 1869. Henry Keil was born 13 July 1838 in Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany, the eldest son of Heinrich Andreas Keil and Anna Katherina Schwaner. He immigrated to Queesland arriving in Brisbane 28 March 1857 on 'SS Helene'.[ citation needed ]

Henry Keil and his wife Elizabeth were prominent Salvationists during the early growth of the Salvation Army on the Sunshine Coast, and were known for their charity to the local Aborigines. [5]

Kiel's Mountain State School opened on 23 September 1918 and closed on 15 April 1962. [6] It was at 349-355 Diddillibah Road (north-west corner of Preston Road, 26°38′50″N152°59′48″E / 26.6471°N 152.9967°E / 26.6471; 152.9967 (Kiel's Mountain State School (former)) ); [7] [8] [9] it is now within the locality boundaries of Diddillibah. [3]

The spelling was Anglicised from Keils to Kiels Mountain c1930.[ citation needed ]

On 7 December 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe disappeared while waiting for a bus on Nambour-Connection Rd (Old Bruce Highway), near the Kiel Mountain Road overpass at Woombye. An arrest was made in August 2011 in connection with his death. His remains were discovered near the Glass House Mountains.

At the 2011 census, the locality recorded a population of 657. [10]

In the 2016 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 664 people. [1]

Spiritual retreat

Avatar's Abode is a 99-acre (40 ha) spiritual retreat dedicated to Meher Baba (1894–1969) who stayed there in 1958. Avatar's Abode is the oldest and longest-running eastern retreat in Queensland. It is at 48 Meher Road at the summit of Kiels Mountain ( 26°39′23″S153°00′17″E / 26.6564°S 153.0048°E / -26.6564; 153.0048 (Avatar's Abode) ). [11]

Education

There are no public schools in Kiels Mountain. The nearest primary schools are in Woombye and Kuluin. The nearest secondary schools are in Nambour and Maroochydore. [3] There is a Montessori Education Centre covering Prep to Year 12 on Stark Lane Forest Glen which is at the base of Kiels Mountain. The Sunshine Coast Christian College is on Kiels Mountain Road, Woombye.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the locality, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kiels Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Kiels Mountain – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50583)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kiels Mountain – mountain in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 18081)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Kerkhove, Ray (2018). "Heinrich Keil and the origins of Kiels Mountain and Diddillibah, Queensland, Australia". The Australasian Journal of Salvation Army History. 3 (1): 13–20. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Agency ID 6115, Kiel's Mountain State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nambour" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 15 north" (Map). Queensland Government. 1926. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kiels Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Avatar's Abode | Avatar Meher Baba's Home in Queensland Australia". www.avatarsabode.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.

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