Mount Stanley, Queensland

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Mount Stanley
Queensland
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Mount Stanley
Coordinates 26°36′24″S152°12′04″E / 26.6066°S 152.2011°E / -26.6066; 152.2011 (Mount Stanley (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°36′24″S152°12′04″E / 26.6066°S 152.2011°E / -26.6066; 152.2011 (Mount Stanley (centre of locality))
Population7 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.0181/km2 (0.047/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4314
Area386.2 km2 (149.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Mount Stanley:
Wyalla
Johnstown 		Elgin Vale Manumbar
Runnymede
Bullcamp 		Mount Stanley Kingaham
East Nanango Avoca Vale Avoca Vale

Mount Stanley is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range. [3]

Mount Stanley has the following mountains:

The east branch of Brisbane River flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River. [7]

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley. [8]

Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of Colinton which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley". [9] Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers (John, Charles and Robert) in 1841. [10]

In the 2016 census Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people. [1]

On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314. [11]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Stanley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Stanley – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  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 Gibbarnee – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 13655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Stanley – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 32192)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (10 May 2016). "Teenage boys set out on Brisbane River expedition". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "map of the southern portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1872. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "CLAIMS TO LEASES OF CROWN LAND". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 49. New South Wales, Australia. 11 May 1848. p. 612. Retrieved 6 May 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Colinton War Memorial (entry 650029)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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