Mount Tully, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°44′07″S 151°56′45″E / 28.7352°S 151.9458°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 966 m (3,169 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 117 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.96/km2 (12.84/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4380 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Tully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.[2]
Geography
The terrain is mountainous and most of the land use occurs in the flatter valleys.[4] The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture.[4]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000.[3] It presumably takes its name from some local mountain peak, but no mountain of that name is current officially gazetted. However, there are historic mentions of that mountain in the area.[5]
Mount Tully State School opened in 1921 under head teacher Ernest L. Schoch.[6][7] It closed circa 1943.[8][9] It was on the eastern side of Mount Tully Road (approx 28°42′52″S 151°57′27″E / 28.71448°S 151.95737°E).[10][11][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Tully had a population of 121 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Tully. The nearest government primary schools are Severnlea State School in neighbouring Severnlea to the north-west and Stanthorpe State School in neighbouring Stanthorpe to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, also in Stanthorpe.[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tully (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Tully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Tully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "RESOURCES OF THE STANTHORPE DISTRICT SOUTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND". Daily Standard. No. 2112. Queensland, Australia. 3 October 1919. p. 8 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 724. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1921. p. 6. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS". The Telegraph. No. 15102. Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1921. p. 13 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". Telegraph. No. 15090. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1921. p. 15 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe" (Map). 1932. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Item ID622740, Parish of Folkestone, County of Bentinck. 40 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. (1933 Map)". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Tully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.