Mount Alma, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Alma
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.0905°N 150.8755°W
Pop:59
Postcode:4680
Area:813.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:42.7
Dir1:W
Location1:Calliope
Dist2:55.4
Dir2:NW
Location2:Biloela
Dist3:66.7
Dir3:S
Location3:Gladstone
Dist4:123
Dir4:S
Location4:Rockhampton
Dist5:549
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Gladstone Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Raglan
Bracewell
Near-Ne:East End
Near-E:Wooderson
Near-Se:Diglum
Near-S:Tablelands
Near-Sw:Dumgree
Near-W:Dumgree
Near-Nw:Ulogie

Mount Alma is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded by the Mount Alma Range to the north, the Calliope Range to the west and south-west, and the Boyne Range to the south-east.

The Calliope River rises in the north-west of the locality flowing south-east towards the centre of the locality and then flows north-east to exit the locality to the east (Wooderson).

Upper Calliope is a neighbourhood within the north-east of the locality (-24.0333°N 150.9666°W).[2]

Mount Alma has the following mountains:

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree).

The Moura railway line also enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree) with the locality being served by:

In the south of the locality are two protected areas:

Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small area of production forestry in the south-west of the locality.

History

Calliope Station Provisional School opened in March 1912 as a half time school in conjunction with Mount Redshirt Provisional School (meaning they shared a teacher). In 1917 it became a full time provisional school. On 1 August 1922 it became Calliope Station State School. It closed on 8 July 1956. It was at 44 Galloway Plains Road .[12]

Demographics

In the, Mount Alma had a population of 47 people.

In the, Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[13]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Alma. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north, Calliope State School in Calliope to the east, and Mount Murchison State School in Mount Murchison to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Calliope State High School (to Year 10) in Calliope to the east, Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in South Gladstone to the north-east, and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in Biloela to the south-west. There are some parts of Mount Alma too distant from these schools; distance education or boarding school would be other options.

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
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  11. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  12. Web site: 1954. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201. live. 22 January 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503063502/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m201-admin-bdy-1954.jpg.
  13. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.