Mothar Mountain

Mothar Mountain Queensland
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))
Population	563 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	9.724/km2 (25.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.6 km (9 mi) SE of Gympie 34.6 km (21 mi) NW of Cooroy 179 km (111 mi) N of Brisbane
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]

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:

• Mount Mothar ( 26°14′15″S152°48′03″E / 26.2376°S 152.8007°E / -26.2376; 152.8007 (Mount Mothar) ) 450 metres (1,480 ft) ^{[4] [5]}
• Mount Boulder ( 26°15′09″S152°48′20″E / 26.2524°S 152.8056°E / -26.2524; 152.8056 (Mount Boulder) ) 496 metres (1,627 ft) ^{[4] [6]}

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]

• Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north-west
• One Mile State School in Gympie to the north-west
• Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the north
• Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the south-east

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]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mothar Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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. "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. "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.
14. "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.