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Wights Mountain
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Wights Mountain
Wights Mountain, Queensland
Coordinates 27°23′47″S152°50′51″E / 27.3963°S 152.8475°E / -27.3963; 152.8475 (Wights Mountain (centre of locality))
Population793 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density87.1/km2 (225.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4520
Area9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s) Pine Rivers
Federal division(s) Dickson
Suburbs around Wights Mountain:
Highvale Samford Valley Samford Valley
Highvale Wights Mountain Camp Mountain
Jollys Lookout Jollys Lookout Jollys Lookout

Wights Mountain is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wights Mountain had a population of 793 people. [1]

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Geography

Wights Mountain is 27.8 kilometres (17.3 mi) by road from the Brisbane CBD. [3]

History

The locality was named after selector George Wight who settled in the area in the late 1860s. [2]

Samford Valley Steiner School opened on 18 February 1987. [4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Wights Mountain had a population of 725 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. [5] The median age of the Wights Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 75.2% of people living in Wights Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Canada 1.2%, United States of America 1.1%, Switzerland 1.1%. 93.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.8% German, 0.6% Hindi, 0.4% French, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian. [5]

In the 2016 census, Wights Mountain had a population of 793 people. [1]

Education

Samford Valley Steiner School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Narrawa Drive ( 27°23′33″S152°51′30″E / 27.3924°S 152.8583°E / -27.3924; 152.8583 (Samford Valley Steiner School) ). [6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 339 students with 29 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). [8]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the locality:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wights Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wights Mountain – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 50233)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Google (29 May 2022). "Brisbane CBD to Wights Mountain" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ↑ 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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wights Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Samford Valley Steiner School". Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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