Mount Chalmers Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23°17′51″S 150°38′25″E / 23.2975°S 150.6402°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 226 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 6.494/km2 (16.82/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Livingstone | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Chalmers is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 226 people.[1]
Geography
The town of Mount Chalmers is in the north of the locality with Mount Nicholson being a neighbourhood within the south of the locality (23°19′00″S 150°39′00″E / 23.3166°S 150.65°E).[4]
The locality contains the following named peaks:[5]
- Cabbage Tree Hill (23°18′13″S 150°36′32″E / 23.3037°S 150.6088°E) 543 metres (1,781 ft)[6][7]
- Mount Chalmers (23°18′10″S 150°39′25″E / 23.3029°S 150.65698°E) 146 metres (479 ft)[6][8]
- Mount Standish (23°19′11″S 150°36′58″E / 23.3197°S 150.6162°E) 423 metres (1,388 ft)[6][9]
History
Gold was found in Mount Chalmers in 1860 but gold mining did not commence in the area until 1869. It was named after Mr Chambers who established a battery. In 1899 copper mining commenced.[10]
Mount Chalmers Provisional School opened on 23 January 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Chalmers State School.[11] The school was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and its closure finalised on 31 December 2006.[12][13] In 2014 the Livingstone Shire Council purchased the site for $230,000 for use by the local community.[14] It is located at 16 School Street (23°17′56″S 150°38′27″E / 23.2989°S 150.6409°E).[15][16]
In 1908, the Yeppoon railway line was established from Sleipners Junction on the North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line and then through to Yeppoon railway station.[10] Mount Chalmers railway station (23°18′04″S 150°38′28″E / 23.30111°S 150.64111°E) served the town, and Mount Nicholson railway station (23°19′03″S 150°38′38″E / 23.3175°S 150.6440°E) served the south of the locality.[17]
In 1911, the census recorded a population of 1,181.[10]
The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart opened a Catholic primary school in 1913.[18]
Mining ended in 1914 and people moved away; the 1921 census showed the population had fallen to 95 people.[10]
The Yeppoon railway line ceased passenger services in 1978 and closed completely in 2004.[19]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 216 people.[20]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 235 people.[21]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 226 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Chalmers. The nearest primary school is Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawaral to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are North Rockhampton State High School in Frenchville, Rockhampton, to the south-west and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north-east.[5]
Amenities
The Mount Chalmers Community History Centre operates from the old school site.[22] The old school also has a library run by volunteers and supported by the Livingstone Shire Council.[23][24]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Chalmers (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers – town in Livingstone Shire (entry 22988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49425)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mount Nicholson – locality unbounded in Livingstone Shire (entry 23115)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Cabbage Tree Hill – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 5632)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 6822)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Standish – mountain in Livingstone Shire (entry 32178)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Chalmers". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Council purchases Mt Chalmers State School for the community". Livingstone Shire Council. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Chiclcott, Tanya; Vlasic, Kimberley (7 June 2013). "Full school asssets sale list". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers railway station (entry 22989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Queensland". Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Emu Park/Yeppoon Railway" (PDF). Archer Park Rail Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Chalmers (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Chalmers (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mt Chalmers Community History Centre". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers Library". Library Thing. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Libraries". Livingstone Shire Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links
- "Mount Chalmers". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.