Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region)

Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.[1]


This article is about the locality in the Mackay Region. For the rural town on the Darling Downs, see Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region). For other uses, see Greenmount.

Greenmount
Queensland
Greenmount
Coordinates21.1822°S 149.0327°E / -21.1822; 149.0327
Population473 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density26.57/km2 (68.82/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4751
Area17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Greenmount:
Pleystowe Pleystowe Walkerston
Marian Greenmount Palmyra
Victoria Plains Palmyra Palmyra

History

In 1861 John Mackay (the first British person to explore Mackay area and after whom the city is named) leased a pastoral run which he called Greenmount. In order to meet the government's requirement that the run have stock on it within nine months, he entered into a partnership with James Starr, a squatter from the New England district, and 1200 cattle were on the run by January 1862. However, Starr became insolvent and there was a forced sale of the property in 1863, ending Mackay's association with the Mackay area.[3]

In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Greenmount. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Walkerston. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greenmount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Greenmount – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49361)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. Nilsson, J. A., "Mackay, John (1839–1914)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 February 2020
  4. "Greenmount Homestead (entry 600987)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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