Mount Kelly, Queensland

Mount Kelly is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Kelly had a population of 280 people.[1]

Mount Kelly
Queensland
Mount Kelly
Coordinates19.6672°S 147.3150°E / -19.6672; 147.3150
Population280 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.61/km2 (14.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4807
Area49.9 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Kelly:
Barratta Airville Airville
Mona Park Mount Kelly Airville
Mona Park Kirknie Osborne

History

The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2] It is presumably named after Kelly Mountain (186 metres) at 19.6621°S 147.3134°E / -19.6621; 147.3134 (Kelly Mountain) within the locality.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Kelly (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Kelly – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 44669)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. "Kelly Mountain – mountain in the Burdekin Shire (entry 17889)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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