Type: | town |
Mount Martin | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -21.105°N 148.8208°W |
Pop: | 191 |
Postcode: | 4754 |
Area: | 40.3 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 8.9 |
Dir1: | NNW |
Location1: | Mirani |
Dist2: | 42.9 |
Dir2: | W |
Location2: | Mackay |
Dist3: | 987 |
Dir3: | NNW |
Location3: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Mackay Region |
Stategov: | Mirani |
Fedgov: | Capricornia |
Near-N: | Mount Ossa |
Near-Ne: | Kuttabul |
Near-E: | Devereux Creek |
Near-Se: | Mirani |
Near-S: | Benholme |
Near-Sw: | Dows Creek |
Near-W: | Dows Creek |
Near-Nw: | Mount Charlton |
Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.
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.
Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.
In the, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.
In the, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.
In the, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.
Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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.