Mount Stanley, Queensland

Mount Stanley is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.[1]

Mount Stanley
Queensland
Mount Stanley
Coordinates26.6066°S 152.2011°E / -26.6066; 152.2011 (Mount Stanley (centre of locality))
Population7 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0181/km2 (0.047/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area386.2 km2 (149.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Mount Stanley:
Wyalla
Johnstown		 Elgin Vale Manumbar
Runnymede
Bullcamp		 Mount Stanley Kingaham
East Nanango Avoca Vale Avoca Vale

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range.[3]

Mount Stanley has the following mountains:

The east branch of Brisbane River flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.[7]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain Mount Stanley.

In the 2016 census Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley Collge (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Stanley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Stanley – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "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 Gibbarnee – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 13655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Mount Stanley – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 32192)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (10 May 2016). "Teenage boys set out on Brisbane River expedition". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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