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Mount Molar, Queensland

Mount Molar
Queensland
Mount Molar is located in Queensland
Mount Molar
Mount Molar
Coordinates27°53′55″S 151°51′04″E / 27.8986°S 151.8511°E / -27.8986; 151.8511 (Mount Molar (centre of locality))
Population117 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.128/km2 (8.10/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Molar:
Nobby Nobby Nobby
Back Plains Mount Molar Kings Creek
Ryeford Ryeford Kings Creek

Mount Molar is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Molar had a population of 117 people.[1]

Geography

The Clifton - Leyburn Road forms the south-east boundary of the locality.[3]

Mount Molar is a mountain in the south-east of the locality (27°54′30″S 151°51′24″E / 27.9083°S 151.8566°E / -27.9083; 151.8566 (Mount Molar)) rising to 592 metres (1,942 ft) above sea level. The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain.[4][5] There are 3 other unnamed peaks of 550 metres (1,800 ft) in the west of the locality.[6]

The land use is predominantly crop growing on the lower elevations with grazing on native vegetation occuring on the higher elevations.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Molar had a population of 115 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Mount Molar had a population of 117 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Molar. The nearest government primary schools are Back Plains State School in neighbouring Back Plains to the west, Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the north-west, and Clifton State School in Clifton to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Molar (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Molar – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  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. ^ "Mount Molar – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 22445)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Molar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2024.


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