Mount Mellum, Queensland

Mount Mellum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Mellum had a population of 442 people.[1]

Mount Mellum
Queensland
Mount Mellum is located in Queensland
Mount Mellum
Mount Mellum
Coordinates26.8144°S 152.9336°E / -26.8144; 152.9336 (Mount Mellum (centre of locality))
Population442 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density43.76/km2 (113.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4550
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Mount Mellum:
Bald Knob Landsborough Landsborough
Peachester Mount Mellum Landsborough
Beerwah Beerwah Beerwah

Geography

Mount Mellum (26.8216°S 152.9234°E / -26.8216; 152.9234 (Mount Mellum)) rises to 406 metres (1,332 ft) above sea level in the south-east of the locality.[3][4]

History

Prior to occupation by European colonists in the 19th century, Mount Mellum, along with the rest of the modern Sunshine Coast Region was under the custodianship of the Gubbi Gubbi aboriginal nation.[5]

Mount Mellum State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1926. It reopened in 1930 and then closed permanently circa 1938.[6]

In the 2016 census, Mount Mellum had a population of 442 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Mellum. The nearest primary school is Landsborough State School in neighbouring Landsborough to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Beerwah State High School in neighbouring Beerwah to the south-east.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mellum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Mellum – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48784)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Mount Mellum – mountain in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 21556)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Kabi Kabi / Gubbi Gubbi Country". Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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