Mount Walker, Queensland

Mount Walker is a mountain and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The western boundary of Mount Walker is marked by the Bremer River. The central eastern parts of the locality rise to elevations above 400 m around Mount Walker. At the 2016 census Mount Walker and surrounds recorded a population of 134.[1]

This article is about the town in Queensland. For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Walker.

Mount Walker
Queensland
Mount Walker viewed from Rosewood Warrill View Road, 2015
Mount Walker
Coordinates27.7767°S 152.5571°E / -27.7767; 152.5571
Population134 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4340
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Suburbs around Mount Walker:
Lower Mount Walker Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes
Mount Walker West Mount Walker Coleyville
Rosevale Rosevale Coleyville

History
Farm at Mount Walker, circa 1907
Mount Walker Public Cemetery, 2005

The mountain was originally called Mount Forbes by John Oxley in honour of Sir Francis Forbes, the Chief Justice of New South Wales. However, it was later acquired the name Mount Walker. The origins of the name Walker are believed to be a shepherd of that name from the Franklyn Vale pastoral station.[2] The locality takes its name from the mountain.[3]

The Mount Walker State School opened on 15 April 1878. It closed in December 1967.[4][5]

Mount Walker Post Office opened on 1 October 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1874) and closed in 1957.[6]

The historic Mount Walker Public Cemetery is located at 1744–1752 Rosewood-Warrill View Road (27.7788°S 152.5356°E / -27.7788; 152.5356 (Mount Walker Public Cemetery)).[7]

Amenities
Church of Christ, Mount Walker, 2005

The Mount Walker Church of Christ is located at 10 Hinrichsen Road, just off the Rosewood-Warrill View Road (27.7729°S 152.5374°E / -27.7729; 152.5374 (Mount Walker Church of Christ)); weekly Sunday services are held at the church.[8] The church opened in 1884 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2009.[9]

Demographics

Mount Walker has a population of 134 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 50 households, in which 51.9% of the population are males and 48.1% of the population are females with a median age of 42, 4 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,208, $230 below the national average.

5.3% of Mount Walker's population is either of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. 76.3% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 23.7% of the population is not married. 34.6% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (40.1%), English (19.8%) and German (9.3%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (79.4%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (86.7%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (19.4%), Not stated (18.0%) and No religion (15.1%). The most common occupation was a technician/trades worker (26.2%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (49.2%).[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Walker". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Mount Walker (mountain) (entry 36227)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "Mount Walker (locality) (entry 45216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. "Agency ID 6387, Mount Walker State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. "Mt Walker historic cemetery, Boonah Shire". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  8. "Find us". Church of Christ Queensland. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. "Mt Walker's 125th Church Anniversary Celebrations" (PDF). Networking: Magazine of Churches of Christ in Queensland. Church of Christ Queensland (19). Spring 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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