Mount Stanley, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Stanley
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6066°N 152.2011°W
Pop:11
Postcode:4314
Area:386.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:72.5
Dir1:SW
Location1:Kingaroy
Dist2:90.9
Dir2:E
Location2:Nanango
Dist3:161
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Somerset Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Elgin Vale
Near-Ne:Manumbar
Near-E:Kingaham
Near-Se:Avoca Vale
Near-S:Avoca Vale
Near-Sw:East Nanango
Near-W:Runnymede
Bullcamp
Near-Nw:Wyalla
Johnstown

Mount Stanley is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range.

Mount Stanley has the following mountains:

The east branch of Brisbane River flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.[5]

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley.[6]

Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of Colinton which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley".[7] Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers (John, Charles and Robert) in 1841.

On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[8]

Demographics

In the Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.

In the, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. News: Teenage boys set out on Brisbane River expedition. Mitchell-Whittington. Amy. 10 May 2016. Brisbane Times. 11 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211032031/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/teenage-boys-set-out-on-brisbane-river-expedition-20160509-goq4b1.html. 11 February 2018. live.
  6. Web site: 1872 . map of the southern portion of the Colony of Queensland showing the Surveyed Runs Sheet 1 . 21 May 2022 . Queensland Government . Map . 14 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200514101217/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-se-queensland-surveyed-runs-sh1-1872.jpg . live .
  7. News: 11 May 1848 . CLAIMS TO LEASES OF CROWN LAND . 612 . . 49 . New South Wales, Australia . National Library of Australia . 6 May 2022.
  8. Web site: 2017-11-17. Blackbutt To Get New Postcode. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517113515/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2017/11/17/blackbutt-to-get-new-postcode/. 17 May 2018. 2021-07-05. southburnett.com.au. en-AU.