Mons, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name = Mons
| city = Sunshine Coast
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.69|153.0261|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mons (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 1179
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4556
| area = 4.2
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 3.5
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Buderim
| dist2 = 9.7
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Sippy Downs
| dist3 = 12.4
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Maroochydore
| dist4 = 95.5
| dir4 = N
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Sunshine Coast Region
| county = Canning
| parish = Mooloolah
| stategov = Buderim
| stategov2= Ninderry
| fedgov = Fairfax
| near-nw = Forest Glen
| near-n = Buderim
| near-ne = Buderim
| near-w = Forest Glen
| near-e = Buderim
| near-sw = Chevallum
| near-s = Tanawha
| near-se = Tanawha
}}
Mons is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|50106|Mons|locality in Sunshine Coast Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} It is part of the Buderim urban centre. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mons had a population of 1,179 people.
History
The name Mons commemorates a Battle of Mons that took place in 1914 during World War I in Belgium.
Buderim Road State School opened on 7 February 1916, but was soon renamed Mons State School. It closed in 1974.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
The former Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary was on the Tanawha Tourist Drive ({{coord|-26.7016|153.0180|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary}}).{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Building points – Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} The site was redeveloped as a private mansion.{{Cite web|last=Block|first=Fang|date=15 November 2016|title=Former Deer Sanctuary Integrates Modern Luxury into Natural Beauty|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/former-deer-sanctuary-integrates-modern-luxury-into-natural-beauty-46024|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Mansion Global|language=en-US}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Mons had a population of 683 people.{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC33121| name = Mons (Maroochy Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=11 June 2011|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mons had a population of 946 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31899|name=Mons (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mons had a population of 1,179 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31883|name=Mons (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Mons. The nearest government primary schools are Buderim Mountain State School in neighbouring Buderim to the east, Chevallum State School in neighbouring Chevallum to the south-west and Kuluin State School in Kuluin to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs to the south-east and Maroochydore State High School in Maroochydore to the north-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 March 2021}}