Mount Martin, Queensland

Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.[1]

Mount Martin
Queensland
Cane Lift at Mount Martin, 2006
Mount Martin
Coordinates21.105°S 148.8208°E / -21.105; 148.8208 (Mount Martin (centre of locality))
Population186 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.615/km2 (11.95/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4754
Area40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Localities around Mount Martin:
Mount Charlton Mount Ossa Kuttabul
Dows Creek Mount Martin Devereux Creek
Dows Creek Benholme Mirani

Geography

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.[3]

History

Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.[4]

In the 2011 census, Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.[5]

In the 2016 census Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Martin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Martin – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Martin". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. "Mount Martin Cane Lift (entry 602750)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

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