Mount Nathan, Queensland

Mount Nathan is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Nathan had a population of 1,375 people.[3]

Mount Nathan
Queensland
Nathanvale Road, 2016
Mount Nathan is located in Queensland
Mount Nathan
Mount Nathan
Coordinates27.9825°S 153.2675°E / -27.9825; 153.2675 (Mount Nathan (centre of locality))
Population1,375 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4211
Area14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mount Nathan:
Guanaba Guanaba Maudsland
Clagiraba Mount Nathan Nerang
Clagiraba Advancetown Nerang

Geography

Mount Nathan is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland in South East Queensland.

Mount Nathan Road / Beaudesert-Nerang Road (State Route 90) runs along the eastern boundary, and then passes through from north-east to west. Nerang–Murwillumbah Road (State Route 97) runs along a part of the south-eastern boundary.[4]

History

Silkwood Steiner School opened in 1997.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Nathan recorded a population of 1,214 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male. The median age of the Mount Nathan population was 41 years, 3 years above the national median of 38, with 76.1% of people having been born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 5.0%, South Africa 0.9%, USA 0.8% and Sri Lanka 0.7%. 91.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Mandarin (0.5%), Japanese (0.4%), German and French (0.3%).[6]

In the 2021 census, Mount Nathan had a population of 1,375 people.[3]

Education

Silkwood Steiner School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 27 & 39 Shepherd Hill Lane (28.0033°S 153.2911°E / -28.0033; 153.2911 (Silkwood School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 575 students with 44 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent).[9]

There are no government schools in Mount Nathan. The nearest government primary schools are St Bernard State School in Tamborine Mountain to the west, Gaven State School in Oxenford to the north-east, and Nerang State School in neighbouring Nerang to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Nerang State High School in Nerang to the east.[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Nathan (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Mount Nathan – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Nathan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Google (25 February 2022). "Mount Nathan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Nathan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Silkwood School". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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