Mount Whitestone, Queensland

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Mount Whitestone
Queensland
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Mount Whitestone Non-denominational Church, 2014
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Mount Whitestone
Coordinates 27°42′00″S152°09′29″E / 27.7000°S 152.1580°E / -27.7000; 152.1580 (Mount Whitestone (centre of locality))
Population129 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.554/km2 (6.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4347
Area50.5 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Mount Whitestone:
Flagstone Creek Ma Ma Creek Upper Tenthill
Egypt Mount Whitestone Caffey
Fordsdale West Haldon Mount Sylvia

Mount Whitestone is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 people. [1]

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Geography

In the south elevations rise to around 690 metres (2,260 ft) above sea level near Paradise Mountain. The summit of Mount Whitestone itself is centrally located and reaches 530 metres (1,740 ft). To the north of the peak Paradise Creek joins Ma Ma Creek. Both of these waterways drain valleys extending southwards on either side of Mount Whitestone. [3]

The Gatton–Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes through from north to south-west. The Tenthill Conservation Park is in the east of the locality. [3]

History

Mount Whitestone Provisional School was established on 22 March 1886. It became Mount Whitestone State School on 1 January 1909. [4] [5]

Mount Whitestone Church of Christ officially opened on Wednesday 16 August 1899. [6]

Spring Park Provisional School opened in 1918. Circa 1927, it became Spring Park State School. It closed in 1928. [4]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mount Whitestone and surrounds recorded a population of 211. [7]

In the 2016 census, Mount Whitestone had a population of 154 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 people. [1]

Education

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Mount Whitestone State School

Mount Whitestone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1313 Gatton-Clifton Road ( 27°39′54″S152°09′36″E / 27.6650°S 152.1601°E / -27.6650; 152.1601 (Mount Whitestone State School) ). [9] [10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [11]

There is no secondary school in Mount Whitestone, the nearest are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Toowoomba. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Whitestone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Whitestone – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44981)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. 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
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "New Church Building at Mount Whitestone". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser . Vol. XL, no. 5951. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1899. p. 7. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Whitestone (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Whitestone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mount Whitestone State School". Mount Whitestone State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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