Mount Sylvia, Queensland

Mount Sylvia is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Sylvia had a population of 106 people.[1]

Mount Sylvia
Queensland
Orchard at Mount Sylvia, circa 1898
Mount Sylvia
Coordinates27.7380°S 152.2263°E / -27.7380; 152.2263 (Mount Sylvia (centre of locality))
Population106 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.579/km2 (6.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mount Sylvia:
Mount Whitestone Caffey Ingoldsby
Mount Whitestone Mount Sylvia Lefthand Branch
West Haldon Woodbine Lefthand Branch

History

Mount Sylvia Provisional School opened on 13 April 1885, becoming Mount Sylvia State School on 1 January 1909.[3]

In the 2016 census Mount Sylvia had a population of 106 people.[1]

Education

Mount Sylvia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Left Hand Branch Road (27.7230°S 152.2240°E / -27.7230; 152.2240 (Mount Sylvia State School)).[4][5] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Sylvia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Sylvia – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44980)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Mount Sylvia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Mount Sylvia State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Further reading

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