Mount Sylvia, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Sylvia
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.738°N 152.2263°W
Pop:70
Postcode:4343
Area:41.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:22.1
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Gatton
Dist2:46.4
Dir2:SE
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:115
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Caffey
Near-Ne:Ingoldsby
Near-E:Lefthand Branch
Near-Se:Lefthand Branch
Near-S:Woodbine
Near-Sw:West Haldon
Near-W:Mount Whitestone
Near-Nw:Mount Whitestone

Mount Sylvia is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Sylvia had a population of 70 people.

History

Mount Sylvia Provisional School opened on 13 April 1885, becoming Mount Sylvia State School on 1 January 1909.

St Patrick's Catholic Church opened in 1897. It has subsequently closed. It was at 1304 Mount Sylvia Road.[2]

Cross Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 26 March 1905.[3] Mount Sylvia Congregational Church opened in 1909. In 1977 when the Uniting Church in Australia was established through amalgamation of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches, it became Mount Sylvia Uniting Church. It was at 387 Back Mount Sylvia Road . It has closed and was sold on 17 February 2022 for $89,000.[4] [5] [6]

Demographics

In the, Mount Sylvia had a population of 106 people.

In the, Mount Sylvia had a population of 70 people.

Heritage listings

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

Education

Mount Sylvia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Left Hand Branch Road (-27.723°N 152.224°W).[7] [8] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[10]

There are no secondary schools in Mount Sylvia, The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north.

Amenities

Cross Lutheran Church is at 143 Left Hand Branch Road .[11]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: St Patrick's Catholic Church - Former . 2022-07-25 . Churches Australia . en.
  3. News: 29 March 1905 . BELOW THE RANGE . LXI . 6 . . 14,730 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 25 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Blake . Thom . Mount Sylvia Congregational Church . 2022-07-25 . Queensland religious places database.
  5. Web site: Mt Sylvia Uniting Church - Former . 2022-07-25 . Churches Australia . en.
  6. Web site: 387 Back Mount Sylvia Road, Mount Sylvia, Qld 4343 . 25 July 2022 . Realestate.com.au.
  7. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Mount Sylvia State School. 21 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Annual Report 2016. Mount Sylvia State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912050621/https://mtsylviass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2016.pdf. 12 September 2017. live. 12 September 2017.
  10. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Blake . Thom . Cross Lutheran Church . 2022-07-25 . Queensland religious places database.

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