Camp Mountain, Queensland
Camp Mountain Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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View of Brisbane city from Camp Mountain | |||||||||||||||
Camp Mountain | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°23′42″S 152°52′25″E / 27.39500°S 152.87361°ECoordinates: 27°23′42″S 152°52′25″E / 27.39500°S 152.87361°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,416 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4520 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 20 km (12 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is near Samford, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of the Brisbane central business district. Parts of it are within the Brisbane Forest Park and a lookout and recreation area is accessible off Mount Nebo Road.
Until 1955 the train line to Dayboro traversed the area; in 1947 Camp Mountain was the location of Queensland's worst railway accident.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people, 51% female and 49% male.[3] The median age of the Camp Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.7% of people living in Camp Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1%, Italy 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Hungarian.[3]
Heritage listings
Camp Mountain has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 20 Upper Camp Mountain Road: Selector's Hut[4]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Camp Mountain (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Camp Mountain (entry 45376)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Camp Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Selector's Hut (former) (entry 602654)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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