Mount Britton, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Britton Queensland
Royal Mail Hotel and doctor's cottage, Mount Britton Goldfield, circa 1881
Mount Britton Location in Queensland
Population	4 (2021 census)
• Density	0.0100/km2 (0.026/sq mi)
Established	1881
Postcode(s)	4742
Area	398.3 km2 (153.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	50.1 km (31 mi) N of Nebo 131 km (81 mi) SW of Mackay 150 km (93 mi) NE of Moranbah 994 km (618 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Isaac Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Mount Britton: Eungella Dam Crediton Septimus Hail Creek Mount Britton Pinevale Hail Creek Nebo Epsom

Mount Britton (originally Mount Britten) is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire. In the 2021 census, Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks (from north to south):

• The Stalk (21°18′37″S 148°29′22″E / 21.3103°S 148.4895°E / -21.3103; 148.4895 (The Stalk)) 660 metres (2,170 ft)
• Sydney Heads (21°24′55″S 148°34′47″E / 21.4152°S 148.5798°E / -21.4152; 148.5798 (Sydney Heads)) 921 metres (3,022 ft)
• The Marling Spikes (21°25′09″S 148°33′48″E / 21.4191°S 148.5633°E / -21.4191; 148.5633 (The Marling Spikes)) 723 metres (2,372 ft)
• Mount Seaview (21°26′29″S 148°42′40″E / 21.4414°S 148.7112°E / -21.4414; 148.7112 (Mount Seaview)) 860 metres (2,820 ft)
• Mount Britton (21°28′09″S 148°34′44″E / 21.4691°S 148.5790°E / -21.4691; 148.5790 (Mount Britton)) 727 metres (2,385 ft)
• Mount Adder (21°29′11″S 148°43′19″E / 21.4864°S 148.7219°E / -21.4864; 148.7219 (Mount Adder)) 712 metres (2,336 ft)
• Boundary Gap Mountain (21°30′26″S 148°42′53″E / 21.5071°S 148.7146°E / -21.5071; 148.7146 (Boundary Gap Mountain)) 700 metres (2,300 ft)

Dullawunna is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (21°26′00″S 148°32′00″E / 21.4333°S 148.5333°E / -21.4333; 148.5333 (Dullawunna (neighbourhood))).

History

School children and teacher portrait at the Provisional School, Mount Britton, 1885

The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field and, at its height, had a population of 1500 inhabitants.

Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912. Mount Britten Provisional School opened c. 1883 and closed in 1906.

After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.

The former township is now a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road (21°24′13″S 148°32′43″E / 21.4035°S 148.5452°E / -21.4035; 148.5452 (Mount Britton (historic town))).

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Britton. The nearest primary school is Nebo State School in neighbouring Nebo to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding schools would be options.