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Mothar Mountain
Queensland
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Mothar Mountain
Coordinates 26°14′00″S152°45′45″E / 26.2333°S 152.7625°E / -26.2333; 152.7625 (Mothar Mountain (centre of locality))
Population563 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density9.724/km2 (25.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mothar Mountain:
Monkland East Deep Creek Cedar Pocket
Glanmire
Woondum 		Mothar Mountain Kin Kin
Tandur Traveston Cooran

Mothar Mountain (historically also written as Mother Mountain) is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people. [1]

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Geography

The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park. [3]

Mothar Mountain has the following mountains:

History

Mothar Mountain rock pools were used by for the initiation of Kabi Kabi boys. [7]

Mothar Mountain Provisional School opened in July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970. [8] It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall (approx 26°14′37″S152°44′55″E / 26.2437°S 152.7486°E / -26.2437; 152.7486 (Mothar Mountain State School (former)) ). [9] [10] The school building is no longer extant. [11]

The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957. [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register. [12]

Education

There are no schools in Mothar Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are: [14]

The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the south-east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-east. [14]

Amenities

Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road ( 26°14′43″S152°45′01″E / 26.2454°S 152.7503°E / -26.2454; 152.7503 (Mothar Mountain Hall) ). [12] [15]

Attractions

The Mothar Mountain rock pools are on the southern side of Hill Road ( 26°15′43″S152°47′48″E / 26.2620°S 152.7966°E / -26.2620; 152.7966 (Mothar Mountain rock pools) ) within the Woondum National Park. There are day use facilities and two walking tracks through the national park. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mothar Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mothar Mountain – locality in Gympie Region (entry 50240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mothar Mountain, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Mount Mothar – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 22947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Boulder – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 3988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Woondum National Park: Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  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. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mothar Mountain State School". School Archive Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Mothar Mountain Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mothar Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mothar Mountain Public Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Mothar Mountain Rockpools". Visit Noosa. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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