Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Moreton Bay)
{{for|the suburb in Mackay|Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Mackay Region)}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mount Pleasant
| state = qld
| image = Mount Pleasant Public Hall, Mount Pleasant, 2020 01.jpg
| caption = Mount Pleasant Public Hall, 2020
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.1477|152.7827|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Pleasant (centre of locality)}}
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| zoom = 11
| pop = 390
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| postcode = 4521
| area = 37.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 31.9
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Strathpine
| dist2 = 53.6
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Brisbane CBD
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| lga = City of Moreton Bay
| fedgov = Dickson
| stategov = Pine Rivers
| near-n = Mount Mee
| near-ne = Ocean View
| near-e = King Scrub
| near-se = Dayboro
| near-s = Laceys Creek
| near-sw = Mount Byron
| near-w = Mount Byron
| near-nw = Mount Byron
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Mount Pleasant is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45455|Mount Pleasant|locality in Moreton Bay Region|access-date=7 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Pleasant had a population of 390 people.
Geography
The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain Mount Pleasant which is just beyond on north-east boundary of the locality in the neighbouring locality of Ocean View ({{coord|-27.15|152.7667
|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay)}}). It rises to a height {{convert|525|m}} and is part of the D'Aguilar Range.{{cite QPN|27099|Mount Pleasant|mountain in Moreton Bay City|access-date=16 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |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
Upper North Pine Provisional School opened in late 1880. It closed following the dismissal of teacher Mr Storey, re-opening circa July 1887 with a new teacher, Mr E. Sinclair.{{cite news |date=9 July 1887 |title=Our District |volume=2 |page=5 |newspaper=Moreton Mail |issue=79 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234906293 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=27 May 2022 |archive-date=16 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916062910/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/234906293 |url-status=live }} On 1 January 1909, it became Upper North Pine State School. It closed in February 1942.{{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 Mount Pleasant Road ({{Coord|-27.1759|152.7970|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Upper North Pine State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1922 |title=Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 5 north |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh5-north-1922.jpg |access-date=27 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924092523/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh5-north-1922.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1928 |title=Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 4 north |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh4-north-1928.jpg |access-date=27 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527084157/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh4-north-1928.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Parish of Samsonvale |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-samsonvale-1944.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223102238/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-samsonvale-1944.jpg |archive-date=23 February 2022 |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=1 June 2022}}
Mount Pleasant Provisional School opened on 28 August 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Pleasant State School. It closed in 1965. It was at approx 259 Mount Brisbane Road ({{Coord|-27.1495|152.7699|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Pleasant State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Caboolture |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1932-1.jpg |access-date=1 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924094613/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1932-1.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Caboolture |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1943.jpg |access-date=1 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404123043/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-caboolture-1943.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1976 |title=9443-36 Dayboro |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-10000-9443-36-dayboro-1976.jpg |access-date=1 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606032355/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-10000-9443-36-dayboro-1976.jpg |url-status=live }}
In April 1920, the Upper North Pine Honour Roll was unveiled in the Mount Pleasant School of Arts by Richard Warren, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba. The roll has the names of the 26 World War I servicemen from the Mount Pleasant and Lacey Creek districts; nine of them died in the war.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-04-08|title=Upper North Pine Honour Board in Mt Pleasant Community Hall|url=https://dayboro.com/upper-north-pine-honour-board-in-mt-pleasant-community-hall/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209004137/https://dayboro.com/upper-north-pine-honour-board-in-mt-pleasant-community-hall/|archive-date=9 December 2020|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Dayboro|language=en-US}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Mount Pleasant recorded a population of 304 people, 49% female and 51% male.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31159|name=Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) (State Suburb)|accessdate=26 September 2014|quick=on}} The median age of the Mount Pleasant population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 86.5% of people living in Mount Pleasant were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3%, Canada 1.7%, Belgium 1%. 97.7% of people spoke only English at home.
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mount Pleasant had a population of 332 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32033|name=Mount Pleasant (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Pleasant had a population of 390 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32015|name=Mount Pleasant (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Mount Pleasant. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in neighbouring Dayboro to the south-east and Mount Mee State School in neighbouring Mount Mee to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |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 }}
Amenities
File:Mount Pleasant Public Hall, Mount Pleasant, 2020 03.jpg
Mount Pleasant Community Hall (formerly Mount Pleasant Public Hall & School of Arts) is at 352 Mount Pleasant Road ({{Coord|-27.16550|152.78390|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Mount Pleasant Community Hall}}).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mt Pleasant Community Hall|url=https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Sport-Recreation/Halls/Mt-Pleasant-Community-Hall|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918083258/https://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Sport-Recreation/Halls/Mt-Pleasant-Community-Hall|archive-date=18 September 2020|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Moreton Bay Regional Council|language=en-AU}}
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References
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{{City of Moreton Bay}}
Category:Localities in Queensland