Mount Martin, Queensland

Coordinates: 21°06′18″S 148°49′15″E / 21.105°S 148.8208°E

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Mount Martin
Queensland

Cane Lift at Mount Martin, 2006

Mount Martin

Coordinates

21°06′18″S 148°49′15″E / 21.105°S 148.8208°E

Population

191 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

4.739/km² (12.28/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4754

Area

40.3 km² (15.6 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

8.9 km (6 mi) NNW of Mirani
42.9 km (27 mi) W of Mackay
987 km (613 mi) NNW of Brisbane

Localities around Mount Martin:
Mount Charlton	Mount Ossa	Kuttabul
Dows Creek	Mount Martin	Devereux Creek
Dows Creek	Benholme	Mirani

Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.^[1]

Geography

The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.^[3]

History

Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.^[5]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Mirani-Mount Ossa Road: Mount Martin Cane Lift^[7]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.^[3]