Mount Marlow, Queensland

Mount Marlow is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 people.[1]

Mount Marlow
Queensland
Mount Marlow
Coordinates20.3527°S 148.6297°E / -20.3527; 148.6297 (Mount Marlow (centre of locality))
Population132 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density15.35/km2 (39.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Marlow:
Strathdickie Cannon Valley Brandy Creek
Strathdickie Mount Marlow Cape Conway
Mount Julian Preston Preston

Geography

Mount Marlow (20.3537°S 148.6396°E / -20.3537; 148.6396 (Mount Marlow)) rises to 354 metres (1,161 ft) above sea level. It is in the eastern part of the locality.[3][4][5]

History

Mount Marlow Provisional School opened on 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Marlow State School. It closed in 1954.[6]

In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Marlow. The nearest primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south-west and Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Prosperine State High School in Proserpine.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Marlow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Marlow – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Mount Marlow – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 21032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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