Mount Pelion, Queensland

Mount Pelion
Queensland
Mount Pelion is located in Queensland
Mount Pelion
Mount Pelion
Coordinates20°56′22″S 148°46′40″E / 20.9394°S 148.7777°E / -20.9394; 148.7777 (Mount Pelion (centre of locality))
Population90 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.47/km2 (3.82/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4741
Area61.1 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Pelion:
Calen Calen Mount Ossa
Mount Charlton Mount Pelion Mount Ossa
Mount Charlton Mount Ossa Mount Ossa

Mount Pelion is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Pelion had a population of 90 people.[1]

Geography

The mountain Mount Pelion (20°57′20″S 148°47′58″E / 20.9556°S 148.7995°E / -20.9556; 148.7995 (Mount Pelion)) rises to 381 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level in the south-east of the locality.[3][4][5]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Mount Ossa) and exits the locality to the north-west (Calen). The North Coast railway line also enters from the east (Mount Ossa) and exits to the north-west Calen) but is north of highway.[5]

Mount Pelion railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line in the east of the locality (20°55′56″S 148°48′46″E / 20.9322°S 148.8127°E / -20.9322; 148.8127 (Mount Pelion railway station)).[6][5]

History

The mountain was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson after the Greek mythological Mount Pelion.[4] The locality and railway station take their name from the mountain.[2]

Mount Pelion Provisional School opened on 26 February 1924. On 1 August 1926 it became Mount Pelion State School. It closed on 31 December 1970.[7] The school was located about 19 Bogga Road (20°55′47″S 148°48′51″E / 20.9298°S 148.8143°E / -20.9298; 148.8143 (Mount Pelion State School (former))).[8][9] On 11 August 1987 the school building was relocated to Northview State School in Mount Pleasant but it gradually fell into disrepair. On 24 October 2014 the building was moved to Sarina to be restored as part of the Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Visitor Information Centre in Railway Square.[10][11][12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Pelion had a population of 125 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Mount Pelion had a population of 90 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Pelion (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mount Pelion – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46813)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Pelion – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 26366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ "St Helens" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ^ Zakilew, D.C. (24 October 2014). "Old school building moves on". Mackay Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ "The perils of school at Pelion". Mackay Daily Mercury. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ "The Sarina Arts & Crafts Centre". Mackay Regional Council. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Pelion (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • Calen State School : 1925 - 2000, Calen State School, 2000 — includes Cameron's Pocket State School, Silent Grove State School, Mount Ossa State School, and Mount Pelion State School.