Mount Martin, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Mount Martin
| city =
| state = qld
| image =Mount Martin Cane Lift (2006).jpg
| caption =Cane Lift at Mount Martin, 2006
| coordinates = {{coord|-21.105|148.8208|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Martin (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 191
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4754
| area = 40.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 8.9
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Mirani
| dist2 = 42.9
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Mackay
| dist3 = 987
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Mackay Region
| stategov = Mirani
| fedgov = Capricornia
| near-n = Mount Ossa
| near-ne = Kuttabul
| near-e = Devereux Creek
| near-se = Mirani
| near-s = Benholme
| near-sw = Dows Creek
| near-w = Dows Creek
| near-nw = Mount Charlton
}}
Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49366|Mount Martin|locality in Mackay Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.
Geography
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.
History
Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.{{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}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31145 |name=Mount Martin|accessdate=30 December 2015|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32012|name=Mount Martin (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31994|name=Mount Martin (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mirani-Mount Ossa Road: Mount Martin Cane Lift{{cite QHR|31232|Mount Martin Cane Lift|602750|accessdate=10 July 2013}}
Education
There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=4 March 2021}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma9911485864702061 |title=Mirani State Primary School : centenary 1892-1992. |date=1992}} — via State Library of Queensland. Also covers Mount Martin State School and Mia Mia State School.
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Mount Martin, Queensland}}
{{Mackay Region}}
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