Black Mountain, Queensland

Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.[1]

Black Mountain
Queensland
Black Mountain is located in Queensland
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Coordinates26.4194°S 152.8541°E / -26.4194; 152.8541 (Black Mountain (centre of locality))
Population1,444 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density44.29/km2 (114.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4563
Area32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)Nicklin
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Black Mountain:
Federal Pomona Cooroy
West Cooroy National Park Black Mountain Cooroy
Ridgewood Ridgewood Cooroy

Geography

The locality Black Mountain is located west of Cooroy and south of Pomona.[3]

Black Mountain is a mountain in the centre of the locality (26.4222°S 152.8546°E / -26.4222; 152.8546 (Black Mountain)), rising to a peak of 312 metres (1,024 ft) above sea level.[4][5] The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain. The peak of the mountain has a number of communications towers on it; it is accessed by Eungella Drive.[6][7]

The Bruce Highway (now built to a freeway standard continuous four-lanes to Brisbane) enters the locality from the north-east (Cooroy) and forms part of the locality's northern boundary with Pomona.[3]

The North Coast railway line forms a small part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality. No railway stations serve the locality, the nearest are in Cooroy railway station and Pomona railway station.[3]

The land use is a mixture of rural residential (mostly in the north and east of the locality) and rural (mostly in the south and west of the locality). The main rural land use is grazing on native vegetation with some forestry.[3]

History

Black Mountain State School opened on 21 July 1913 in a temporary building loaned by farmer Edward James Bonnell, while the school building was constructed on 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) of land donated by Bonnell, opening on 5 August 1914.[8][9][10] It was at 482 Black Mountain Road (26.4219°S 152.8466°E / -26.4219; 152.8466 (Black Mountain State School (former))).[11][12][13][3] The first teacher was Miss Catherine Alice Bergin.[14] The school closed for a period in 1919 due to the Spanish flu epidemic. It closed permanently on 31 December 1961.[9] The school building is still extant, having been converted to a residence.[15][16]

Between 2008 and 2013, Black Mountain (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region.[17][18]

Today, Black Mountain is a semi-rural real estate area with a set of Queenslander-style housing estates.

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,043 people.[19]

In the 2011 census,Black Mountain had a population of 1,175 people (582 men and 593 women).[20]

In the 2016 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.[1]

Economy

Black Mountain is home to several boutique rural enterprises and artists' studios.

Education

There are no schools in Black Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are Pomona State School in neighbouring Pomona to the north, Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the east, and Federal State School in neighbouring Federal to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School, which has its Years 7 & 8 campus in Pomona and its Years 9 to 12 campus in Cooroy.[3]

References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Black Mountain (Queensland).
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Black Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Black Mountain – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 50093)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "Black Mountain – mountain in Noosa Shire (entry 2887)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. Google (30 January 2022). "Top of Black Mountain (looking south-west)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. Google (30 January 2022). "Top of Black Mountain (looking north)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Telegraph. No. 12, 657. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1913. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. "COOROY". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLVI, no. 7088. Queensland, Australia. 21 June 1913. p. 6. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76". 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. "9445-231 Black Mountain" (Map). Queensland Government. 1987. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. "COOROY". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLVI, no. 7103. Queensland, Australia. 26 July 1913. p. 6. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. Google (30 January 2022). "Black Mountain State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  16. "5 Mary River Catchment (includes Pomona, Cooran, Black Mountain, Ridgewood, Pinbarren & Federal)". Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire. Noosa Shire Council. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  17. "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  18. "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Black Mountain (SSC)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Black Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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