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Greenmount
Queensland
Greenmount; Queensland
	Greenmount
Coordinates	21°10′56″S 149°01′58″E / 21.1822°S 149.0327°E
Population	488 (2021 census)
• Density	27.42/km2 (71.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4751
Area	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Greenmount:

Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.^[1]

History

In 1861 John Mackay (the first British person to explore Mackay area and after whom the city is named) leased a pastoral run which he called Greenmount.^[3] In order to meet the government's requirement that the run have stock on it within nine months, he entered into a partnership with James Starr, a squatter from the New England district, and 1200 cattle were on the run by January 1862. However, Starr became insolvent and there was a forced sale of the property in 1863, ending Mackay's association with the Mackay area.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Greenmount Road: Greenmount Homestead^[6]

Education

There are no schools in Greenmount. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Walkerston. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenmount (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Greenmount – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49361)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "District Place Names". Daily Mercury. Vol. 56, no. 562. Queensland, Australia. 9 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Nilsson, J. A., "Mackay, John (1839–1914)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 February 2020
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Greenmount Homestead (entry 600987)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.