Mount Martin, Queensland

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Mount Martin
Queensland
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Cane Lift at Mount Martin, 2006
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Mount Martin
Coordinates 21°06′18″S148°49′15″E / 21.105°S 148.8208°E / -21.105; 148.8208 (Mount Martin (centre of locality))
Population191 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.739/km2 (12.28/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4754
Area40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Localities around Mount Martin:
Mount Charlton Mount Ossa Kuttabul
Dows Creek Mount Martin Devereux Creek
Dows Creek Benholme Mirani

Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people. [1]

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Geography

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing. [3]

History

Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961. [4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people. [5]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest government primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Martin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Martin – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Martin". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Martin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Mount Martin Cane Lift (entry 602750)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

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