Mona Mona, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Mona Mona

| city =

| state = qld

| image = Mona Mona Main Street, 1959-1960.jpg

| caption = Main street, Mona Mona Aboriginal Mission, 1959-1960

| coordinates = {{coord|-16.7325|145.5608|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mona Mona (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 29

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4881

| area = 219.9

| dist1 = 21.2

| dir1 = NW

| location1 = Kuranda

| dist2 = 43.4

| dir2 = NW

| location2 = Cairns CBD

| dist3 = 55.9

| dir3 = NE

| location3 = Mareeba

| dist4 = 1738

| dir4 = NNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Shire of Mareeba

| stategov = Barron River

| stategov2 = Cook

| fedgov = Leichhardt

| fedgov2 = Kennedy

| near-n = Mowbray

| near-ne = Wangetti

| near-e = Macalister Range

| near-se = Kuranda

| near-s = Kuranda

| near-sw = Koah

| near-w = Biboohra

| near-nw = Mount Molloy

}}

Mona Mona is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48765|Mona Mona|locality in Shire of Mareeba|accessdate=29 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mona Mona had a population of 29 people.

Geography

The Great Dividing Range passes through the north-western corner of the locality, but most of the locality is to the east of the range within the North East Coast drainage basin and specifically within the catchment of the Barron River. The small north-western section is within the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin and specifically within the Mitchell River catchment.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage divisions |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The Macalister Range has its northern extent in Mona Mona and forms the north-eastern and eastern boundary of the locality. Segments of the Barron River forms part of the locality's south-western boundary.

Mona Mona has the following mountains (from north to south):

Red Hill ({{coord|-16.6996|145.4913|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Hill}}){{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|28155|Red Hill|mountain in Mareeba Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Formartine (North Summit) ({{coord|-16.7152|145.6115|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Formartine (North Summit)}}) {{convert|764|m}}{{cite QPN|12904|Mount Formartine (North Summit)|mountain in Mareeba Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Formartine (South Summit) ({{coord|-16.7281|145.6144|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Formartine (South Summit)}}) {{convert|748|m}}{{cite QPN|12905|Mount Formartine (South Summit)|mountain in Mareeba Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Buchan ({{coord|-16.7432|145.6425|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Buchan}}) {{convert|602|m}}{{cite QPN|4869|Mount Buchan|mountain in Mareeba Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Rainy Mountain ({{coord|-16.7687|145.5862|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Rainy Mountain}}) {{convert|753|m}}{{cite QPN|27946|Rainy Mountain|mountain in Mareeba Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}

Most of the locality is within the protected areas of the Kuranda National Park and the Kuranda West Forest Reserve, which form part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). In addition, land is also reserved within the Kuranda State Forest. The remaining land use is grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing, associated with the former Mona Mona Aboriginal Mission.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

History

The Mona Mona Aboriginal Mission was established in 1913 by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. It closed in 1963. However, some Aboriginal people have returned to Mona Mona where they were granted a 30-year lease in 2010.{{cite web |author=Sam Davis |date=8 December 2010 |title=Mona Mona descendants welcome historic indigenous land handover |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/12/08/3088277.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042619/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/12/08/3088277.htm |archive-date=21 June 2018 |accessdate=27 November 2018 |website= |publisher=ABC Far North Queensland |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mona Mona |url=https://ncig-ihhr.anu.edu.au/biogs/IG00158b.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811085324/https://ncig-ihhr.anu.edu.au/biogs/IG00158b.htm |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=National Centre for Indigenous Genomics |publisher=Australian National University |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Mona Mona Mission |url=https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/entity/mona-mona-mission/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111073017/https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/entity/mona-mona-mission/ |archive-date=11 November 2024 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Find & Connect |publisher=Australian Government}}{{cite web |author=Sam Davis |date=8 December 2010 |title=Mona Mona descendants welcome historic indigenous land handover |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/12/08/3088277.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042619/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/12/08/3088277.htm |archive-date=21 June 2018 |accessdate=27 November 2018 |website= |publisher=ABC Far North Queensland |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=2010-12-08 |title=Mona Mona residents welcome land handover |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-12-08/mona-mona-residents-welcome-land-handover/2367504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505045208/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-12-08/mona-mona-residents-welcome-land-handover/2367504 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=Desley |author-link=Desley Boyle |date=2010-12-12 |title=Historic lease handover of Mona Mona land a new chapter |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/63996 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Media statements |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mona Mona had a population of 32 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31892|name=Mona Mona (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mona Mona had a population of 29 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31875|name=Mona Mona (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Mona Mona. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Kuranda District State College in neighbouring Kuranda to the south. There is also a Steiner school in Kuranda.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

References

Category:Shire of Mareeba

Category:Localities in Queensland