Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Mackay Region)

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Mount Pleasant
Mackay,  Queensland
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Mount Pleasant
Coordinates 21°07′01″S149°09′29″E / 21.1169°S 149.1580°E / -21.1169; 149.1580 (Mount Pleasant (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 21°07′01″S149°09′29″E / 21.1169°S 149.1580°E / -21.1169; 149.1580 (Mount Pleasant (centre of suburb))
Population4,444 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1,139/km2 (2,950/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4740
Area3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mackay
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Pleasant:
Richmond Beaconsfield Andergrove
Glenella Mount Pleasant North Mackay
Foulden West Mackay Mackay

Mount Pleasant is a suburb in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,444 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The suburb is bounded by Fursden Creek and the Pioneer River to the south, by Hicks Street and the Bruce Highway to the south-west, by Murrays Road and Pioneer Road to the west, the branch line of North Coast railway line to the Port of Mackay) to the north, and Norris Road and Willetts Road to the east. [3]

Historically farming land, the current land use is almost entirely residential, apart from a parcel of farmland in the north of suburb, to the east of the Mackay Bucasia Road. [3]

History

Northview State School opened on 28 January 1986. [4] [5]

On 11 August 1987 the school building of the closed Mount Pelion State School was relocated to Northview State School in Mount Pleasant but it gradually fell into disrepair. On 24 October 2014 the building was moved to Sarina to be restored as part of the Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Visitor Information Centre in Railway Square. [6] [7] [8]

Emmanuel Catholic School was established in 1983 by the Marist Sisters under the leadership of Sister Joan McBride. Initially a primary school offering Years 1 to 7, in 1984 the school commenced Year 8 education rising to Year 10 in 1986. In 1990 the school was renamed Emmanuel College. In 1996 with an enrolment of over 900 students, the school was split was split into a primary school, Emmanuel Catholic Primary School and a secondary school to Year 12, Holy Spirit College. [5] [9] [10]

In the 2011 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,751 people. [11]

In the 2016 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,444 people. [1]

Education

Northview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 54 Pioneer Street ( 21°06′35″S149°09′03″E / 21.1098°S 149.1509°E / -21.1098; 149.1509 (Northview State School) ). [12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 393 students with 34 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). [14] It includes a special education program. [12]

Emmanuel Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Baxter Drive ( 21°06′39″S149°09′26″E / 21.1107°S 149.1572°E / -21.1107; 149.1572 (Emmanuel Catholic Primary School) ). [12] [15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 576 students with 32 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). [14]

Holy Spirit College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Baxter Drive ( 21°06′37″S149°09′27″E / 21.1103°S 149.1574°E / -21.1103; 149.1574 (Holy Spirit College) ). [12] [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 810 students with 65 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent). [14]

There is no government secondary school in Mount Pleasant. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay North State High School in neighbouring North Mackay to the east. [3]

Amenities

Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre is a shopping mall on Mackay Bucasia Road between Phillip Street and Malcomson Street ( 21°07′07″S149°09′33″E / 21.1186°S 149.1591°E / -21.1186; 149.1591 (Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre) ). Its anchor tenants are the supermarkets Coles and Woolworths and the discount store KMart, with over 70 speciality stores. [17]

The Mackay Regional Council operates the Gordon White library at 54 Phillip Street ( 21°07′02″S149°09′36″E / 21.1173°S 149.1601°E / -21.1173; 149.1601 (Gordon White public library) ). [18]

Mackay Private Hospital is at 57 Norris Road ( 21°06′49″S149°10′02″E / 21.1137°S 149.1673°E / -21.1137; 149.1673 (Mackay Private Hospital) ). [19]

Carlyle Gardens Mackay is a 16.74-hectare (41.4-acre) retirement village at 206 Phillips Street ( 21°06′41″S149°10′02″E / 21.1114°S 149.1673°E / -21.1114; 149.1673 (Carlyle Gardens retirement village) ). [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Pleasant (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Pleasant – suburb in Mackay Region (entry 46814)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ Zakilew, D.C. (24 October 2014). "Old school building moves on". Mackay Daily Mercury (in Australian English). Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "The perils of school at Pelion". Mackay Daily Mercury . 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Sarina Arts & Crafts Centre". Mackay Regional Council (in Australian English). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "School History". Emmanuel Primary School Mackay. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "College History". Holy Spirit College Mackay (in American English). Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Pleasant". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. 1 2 3 4 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Northview State School". Northview State School. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Emmanuel Catholic Primary School". Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Holy Spirit College". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre". Tourism & Events Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Homepage". Mackay Private Hospital. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Mackay". Carlyle Gardens. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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