Mount Delaney Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Delaney
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.0138°N 152.7163°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:80
Postcode:4514
Area:14.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.6
Dir1:SW
Location1:Woodford
Dist2:22.3
Dir2:ESE
Location2:Kilcoy
Dist3:33.8
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Caboolture
Dist4:85.0
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:Glass House
Fedgov:Longman
Near-Nw:Neurum
Near-N:Neurum
Near-Ne:Delaneys Creek
Near-E:Delaneys Creek
Near-Se:Mount Mee
Near-S:Mount Mee
Near-Sw:Mount Archer
Near-W:Mount Archer

Mount Delaney is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Delaney had a population of 80 people.

Geography

Mount Delaney is a mountain (-27.0108°N 152.7044°W) above sea level.

The west of the locality of Mount Delaney rises in elevation along the D'Aguilar Range. In this area is a section of the D'Aguilar National Park, Mount Mee State Forest and the summit of Mount Delaney. Delaneys Creek winds across the locality from east to west towards Nuerum Creek and feeding into the Stanley River catchment and Somerset Dam. Nuerum Creeks forms part of the western boundary.

History

The mountain and the locality which takes its name were named after a pioneer called Delaney, either a selector or a gold prospector.[2]

Mount Delaney State School opened on 1 June 1933 and closed on 7 August 1936.[3] [4]

Demographics

At the, Mount Delaney had a population of 59 people.

In the, Mount Delaney had a population of 85 people.

In the, Mount Delaney had a population of 80 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Delaney. The nearest primary schools are Delaneys Creek State School in neighbouring Delaneys Creek to the east, Mount Mee State School in neighbouring Mount Mee to the south-east, and Woodford State School in Woodford to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Woodford State School (to Year 10) in Woodford and Kilcoy State High School (to Year 12) in Kilcoy to the north-west.

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 4 March 2021.
  3. News: 4 November 1932. PUBLIC WORKS.. 4. The Brisbane Courier. 23,328. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 2021. National Library of Australia. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304021927/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22008192. live.
  4. News: 1 March 1933. FOUR NEW SCHOOLS. CXII. 11. The Week. 2,984. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 2021. National Library of Australia. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304021927/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188906727. live.