Mount Surround Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 19°32′12″S147°02′45″E / 19.5367°S 147.0458°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 130 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.58/km2 (9.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4809 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Surround is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mount Surround had a population of 130 people. [1]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Shirbourne) and exits to the north (Cromarty). [3] [4]
The North Coast railway line forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east (Giru) and exiting to the north (Cromarty); no railway stations serve the locality. [4]
The land use is a mixture of crop growing (predominantly sugarcane) and grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing. [5]
Mount Surround State School opened 1 April 1932 and closed 3 May 1968. [6] It was on the northern corner of Reed Beds Road and Piralko Road (approx 19°31′02″S147°03′25″E / 19.51717°S 147.05708°E ). [7] [8] [9]
In the 2016 census, Mount Surround had a population of 145 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Mount Surround had a population of 130 people. [1]
There are no schools in Mount Surround. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ayr State High School in Ayr and William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville. [11]