Mount Marlow, Queensland
| Mount Marlow Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Marlow | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°21′10″S 148°37′47″E / 20.3527°S 148.6297°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 161 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 18.72/km2 (48.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Marlow is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Marlow had a population of 161 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Mount Marlow (20°21′13″S 148°38′23″E / 20.3537°S 148.6396°E) rises to 354 metres (1,161 ft) above sea level. It is in the eastern part of the locality.[3][4][5]
The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) passes through the locality from south to north and then runs along the northern boundary.[6]
History
[edit]Mount Marlow Provisional School opened on 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Marlow State School. It closed in 1954.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Mount Marlow had a population of 161 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Mount Marlow. The nearest primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south-west and Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Prosperine State High School in Proserpine.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Marlow (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Marlow – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mount Marlow – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 21032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Mount Marlow, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Marlow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
