Mount Kilcoy, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Kilcoy Queensland
Paddocks on Jenkinsons Road, 2015
Mount Kilcoy Location in Queensland
Population	277 (2021 census)
• Density	3.556/km2 (9.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4515
Area	77.9 km2 (30.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.6 km (6 mi) NNE of Kilcoy 61.2 km (38 mi) NE of Esk 112 km (70 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Mount Kilcoy: Jimna Jimna Jimna Sheep Station Creek Mount Kilcoy Sandy Creek Sheep Station Creek Winya Sandy Creek

Mount Kilcoy is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Kilcoy had a population of 277 people.

Geography

Mount Kilcoy occupies a valley drained by Kilcoy Creek at the southern end of the Conondale Range. Kilcoy Weir was built at Mount Kilcoy and is able to retain a maximum of 158 megalitres. The flatter land along the creek is used for agriculture while the sloping terrain towards the north, east and western boundaries remains vegetated.

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain which in turn takes its name from the pastoral station established by brothers Evan and Colin Mackenzie in 1842, which in turns takes its name from Kilcoy in Ross-shire, Scotland (57°32′15″N 4°22′15″W / 57.5376°N 4.3708°W / 57.5376; -4.3708 (Kilcoy, Ross-shire, Scotland)).

Mount Kilcoy State School opened on 18 January 1909 with one teacher and 26 students.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Mount Kilcoy had a population of 255 people.

In the 2016 census, Mount Kilcoy had a population of 261 people.

In the 2021 census, Mount Kilcoy had a population of 277 people.

Education

Mount Kilcoy State School, 2015

Mount Kilcoy State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 251 Jenkinsons Road (26°52′25″S 152°35′13″E / 26.8736°S 152.5869°E / -26.8736; 152.5869 (Mount Kilcoy State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 129 students with 13 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There are no seconndary schools in Mount Kilcoy. The nearest government secondary school is Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the south.