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Mothar Mountain

Coordinates: 26°14′00″S 152°45′45″E / 26.2333°S 152.7625°E / -26.2333; 152.7625 (Mothar Mountain (centre of locality))
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Mothar Mountain
Queensland
Mothar Mountain is located in Queensland
Mothar Mountain
Mothar Mountain
Coordinates26°14′00″S 152°45′45″E / 26.2333°S 152.7625°E / -26.2333; 152.7625 (Mothar Mountain (centre of locality))
Population563 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density9.724/km2 (25.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mothar Mountain:
Monkland East Deep Creek Cedar Pocket
Glanmire
Woondum
Mothar Mountain Kin Kin
Tandur Traveston Cooran

Mothar Mountain (historically also written as Mother Mountain) is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]

Geography

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The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park.[3]

Mothar Mountain has the following mountains:

History

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Mothar Mountain rock pools were used by for the initiation of Kabi Kabi boys.[7]

Mothar Mountain Provisional School opened in July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970.[8] It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall (approx 26°14′37″S 152°44′55″E / 26.2437°S 152.7486°E / -26.2437; 152.7486 (Mothar Mountain State School (former))).[9][10] The school building is no longer extant.[11]

The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957.[12]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.[12]

Education

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There are no schools in Mothar Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are:[14]

  • Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north-west
  • One Mile State School in Gympie to the north-west
  • Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the north
  • Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the south-east

The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the south-east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-east.[14]

Amenities

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Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road (26°14′43″S 152°45′01″E / 26.2454°S 152.7503°E / -26.2454; 152.7503 (Mothar Mountain Hall)).[12][15]

Attractions

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The Mothar Mountain rock pools are on the southern side of Hill Road (26°15′43″S 152°47′48″E / 26.2620°S 152.7966°E / -26.2620; 152.7966 (Mothar Mountain rock pools)) within the Woondum National Park. There are day use facilities and two walking tracks through the national park.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mothar Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mothar Mountain – locality in Gympie Region (entry 50240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mothar Mountain, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mount Mothar – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 22947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Boulder – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 3988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Woondum National Park: Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Mothar Mountain State School". School Archive Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Mothar Mountain Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mothar Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Mothar Mountain Public Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Mothar Mountain Rockpools". Visit Noosa. Retrieved 14 September 2024.