Mount Tully, Queensland

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Mount Tully
Queensland
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Mount Tully
Coordinates 28°44′07″S151°56′45″E / 28.7352°S 151.9458°E / -28.7352; 151.9458 (Mount Tully (centre of locality))
Population117 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.96/km2 (12.84/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4380
Elevation966 m (3,169 ft)
Area23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Tully:
Severnlea Stanthorpe Storm King
Glen Aplin Mount Tully Storm King
Fletcher Eukey Eukey

Mount Tully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people. [1]

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Geography

The terrain is mountainous and most of the land use occurs in the flatter valleys. [3] The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture. [3]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000. [2] It presumably takes its name from some local mountain peak, but no mountain of that name is current officially gazetted. However, there are historic mentions of that mountain in the area. [4]

Mount Tully State School opened on 1921 under head teacher Ernest L. Schoch. [5] [6] It closed circa 1943. [7] [8] It was on the eastern side of Mount Tully Road (approx 28°42′52″S151°57′27″E / 28.71448°S 151.95737°E / -28.71448; 151.95737 (Mount Tully State School (former)) ). [9] [10] [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Tully had a population of 121 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Tully. The nearest government primary schools are Severnlea State School in neighbouring Severnlea to the north-west and Stanthorpe State School in neighbouring Stanthorpe to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, also in Stanthorpe. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Mount Tully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "RESOURCES OF THE STANTHORPE DISTRICT SOUTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND". Daily Standard . No. 2112. Queensland, Australia. 3 October 1919. p. 8 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". The Brisbane Courier . No. 19, 724. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1921. p. 6. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS". The Telegraph . No. 15102. Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1921. p. 13 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". Telegraph . No. 15090. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1921. p. 15 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe" (Map). 1932. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Item ID622740, Parish of Folkestone, County of Bentinck. 40 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. (1933 Map)". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Tully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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