Mount Molar, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mount Molar
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.8986|151.8511|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Molar (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 117
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4361
| area = 37.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.2
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Clifton
| dist2 = 47.0
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 55.3
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Warwick
| dist4 = 170
| dir4 = WSW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Nobby
| near-ne = Nobby
| near-e = Kings Creek
| near-se = Kings Creek
| near-s = Ryeford
| near-sw = Ryeford
| near-w = Back Plains
| near-nw = Nobby
}}
Mount Molar is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48014|Mount Molar|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=11 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Molar had a population of 117 people.
Geography
The Clifton - Leyburn Road forms the south-east boundary of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
Mount Molar is a mountain in the south-east of the locality ({{coord|-27.9083|151.8566|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Molar}}) rising to {{convert|592|m}} above sea level. The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain.{{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|22445|Mount Molar|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}} There are 3 other unnamed peaks of {{Convert|550|m}} in the west of the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
The land use is predominantly crop growing on the lower elevations with grazing on native vegetation occurring on the higher elevations.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mount Molar had a population of 115 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32017|name=Mount Molar (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Molar had a population of 117 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31999|name=Mount Molar (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}