Mount Surround, Queensland

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Mount Surround
Queensland
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Mount Surround
Coordinates 19°32′12″S147°02′45″E / 19.5367°S 147.0458°E / -19.5367; 147.0458 (Mount Surround (centre of locality))
Population130 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3.58/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4809
Area36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 5.6 km (3 mi) W of Giru
  • 39.8 km (25 mi) WNW of Ayr
  • 48.4 km (30 mi) SE of Townsville
  • 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s) Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Surround:
Mount Elliot Cromarty Giru
Mount Elliot Mount Surround Shirbourne
Mount Elliot Majors Creek Majors Creek

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]

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Geography

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]

History

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 / -19.51717; 147.05708 (Mount Surround State School (former)) ). [7] [8] [9]

Demographics

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]

Education

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Surround (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Surround – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mount Surround, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Agency ID 6423, Mount Suround State School: Description". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mt. Elliot (Special)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m348" (Map). Queensland Government. 1948. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Surround (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.


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