Mons, Queensland

Mons is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is part of the Buderim urban centre. In the 2016 census, Mons had a population of 946 people.[3]

Mons
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Mons
Coordinates26.69°S 153.026°E / -26.69; 153.026
Population683 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4556
Location11 km (7 mi) SW of Maroochydore
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
CountyCanning
ParishMooloolah
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Mons:
Forest Glen Buderim Buderim
Forest Glen Mons Buderim
Chevallum Tanawha Tanawha

History

The name Mons commemorates a Battle of Mons that took place in 1914 during World War I in Belgium.[2]

Buderim Road State School opened on 7 February 1916, but was soon renamed Mons State School. It closed in 1974.[4]

Attractions

Mons is home to the former Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary on the Tanawha Tourist Drive.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mons (Maroochy Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. "Mons – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50106)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mons (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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