Black Mountain, Queensland

Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.[1]

Black Mountain
Queensland
Black Mountain
Coordinates26.4194°S 152.8541°E / -26.4194; 152.8541 (Black Mountain (centre of locality))
Population1,444 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density44.29/km2 (114.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4563
Area32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)Nicklin
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Black Mountain:
Federal Pomona Cooroy
Ridgewood Black Mountain Cooroy
Ridgewood Ridgewood Cooroy

Geography

Black Mountain is located inland from Cooroy and Pomona.

With the recent realignment of the Bruce Highway, built to a freeway standard, Black Mountain, Pomona and nearby Federal are all linked by continuous four-lanes to Brisbane, the Queensland state capital.

History

The locality was named after a prominent feature of the area—the high point upon which sits a number of communication towers serving the Noosa Hinterland.

Black Mountain State School opened on 21 July 1913 and closed on 31 December 1961.[3]

The local population grew by 132 between the 2006 and 2011 census, when it stood at 582 men and 593 women (1175 total).[4]

At the 2011 census Black Mountain had a population of 1,175 people.[4]

In the 2016 census Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.[1]

Economy

Black Mountain is home to several boutique rural enterprises and artists' studios.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Black Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Black Mountain – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 50093)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Black Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.


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