Mount Marshall, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mount Marshall
| city =
| state = qld
| image =Community hall Mount Marshall Queensland 1996.jpg
| caption =Mount Marshall public hall, 1966
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.0794|152.0394|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Marshall (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 229
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4362
| area = 25.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 7.0
| dir1 = SE
| location1 = Allora
| dist2 = 19.0
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Warwick
| dist3 = 65.2
| dir3 = S
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 153
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Berat
| near-ne = Berat
| near-e = Clintonvale
| near-se = Glengallan
| near-s = Willowvale
| near-sw = Deuchar
| near-w = Hendon
| near-nw = Allora
}}
Mount Marshall is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45956|Mount Marshall|locality in Southern Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Marshall had a population of 229 people.
Geography
The New England Highway enters the locality from the south (Glengallan) and exits to the north (Allora/Berat).
The land use is principally cropping with some grazing on native vegetation. There is an area of rural residential housing in the centre of the locality (approx {{Coord|-28.073|152.032|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rural residential housing}}).
History
The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain Mount Marshall ({{coord|-28.0955|152.0715|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Marshall (mountain)}}) rising to {{convert|601|m}}, which is to the south-east of the locality in neighbouring Glengallan.{{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|21101|Mount Marshall|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Glengallan Station School opened circa 1886 for the education for the children of staff of Glengallan Homestead. In 1891 it became Glengallan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Glengallon State School. It closed in 1921. In late 1922 or early 1923 it was amalgamated with Wilsonville State School to become Mount Marshall State School. It closed in 1965.{{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}} It was on the south-western corner of Hendon Mount Marshall Road and the New England Highway ({{Coord|-28.0815|152.0394|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Marshall State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1955|title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-admin-bdy-1955.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2022|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103093626/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-admin-bdy-1955.jpg}}
In October 1937, Mount Marshall Public Hall was opened. It was formerly the Hendon Hall that was relocated to Mount Marshall.{{cite news|date=5 October 1937|title=MOUNT MARSHALL|page=2|newspaper=Warwick Daily News|issue=5682|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189300364|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=17 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117102245/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189300364|url-status=live}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Mount Marshall had a population of 231 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31144 |name=Mount Marshall|accessdate=3 March 2016|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mount Marshall had a population of 243 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32011|name=Mount Marshall (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Marshall had a population of 229 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31993|name=Mount Marshall (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Ashley Park ({{coord|-28.0817|152.0555|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ashley Park (homestead)}})
- Brae Brook ({{coord|-28.0845|152.0165|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brae Brook (homestead)}})
- Calinda ({{coord|-28.0800|152.0664|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Calinda (homestead)}})
- Galloway Farm ({{coord|-28.0730|152.0341|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Galloway Farm (homestead)}})
- Nadele Park ({{coord|-28.0820|152.0798|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nadele Park (homestead)}})
- Rockcrest ({{coord|-28.0804|152.0045|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rockcrest (homestead)}})
- Yalmba ({{coord|-28.0817|152.0128|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Yalmba (homestead)}})
Education
There are no school in Mount Marshall. The nearest government primary school is Allora State School in neighbouring Allora to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school are Allora State School (to Year 10). For education to Year 11, the nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north-west and Warwick State High School in Warwick to the south.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 January 2022}}
References
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