Towen Mountain, Queensland
| Towen Mountain Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Towen Mountain | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′54″S 152°55′34″E / 26.6483°S 152.9261°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 304 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 86.9/km2 (225/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Towen Mountain is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Towen Mountain had a population of 304 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Much of the land is used for rural residential purposes, but some is used for grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Towen Mountain had a population of 289 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Towen Mountain had a population of 304 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Towen Mountain. The nearest government primary school is Burnside State School in Burnside to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Burnside State High School in Burnside. There are also non-government schools in Burnside and other Nambour suburbs.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Towen Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Towen Mountain – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48905)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Towen Mountain (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 9 November 2024.
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