Mount Stuart, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Stuart Queensland
Mount Stuart with its telecommunictions towers
Mount Stuart Location in Queensland
Population	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4811
Area	70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.2 km (9 mi) SW of Townsville CBD 1,366 km (849 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Mount Stuart: Condon Douglas Murray Rasmussen Mount Stuart Roseneath Kelso Ross River Oak Valley

Mount Stuart is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Stuart had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Ross River forms the western boundary of the locality. The Ross River Dam is at the south-west of the locality which forms Lake Ross which is the south-western boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous rising to the peak of Mount Stuart (584 metres) (19°20′36″S 146°46′50″E / 19.3433°S 146.7805°E / -19.3433; 146.7805 (Mount Stuart)).

Almost all of the locality is within the Mount Stuart Training Area used by the Australian Army; it is nearby to the army's Lavarack Barracks.

Despite the name, the Douglas Water Treatment Plant is within the north-west of the locality of Mount Stuart (19°19′57″S 146°43′53″E / 19.3324°S 146.7314°E / -19.3324; 146.7314 (Douglas Water Treatment Plant)).

History

The mountain and hence the locality were named after Clarendon Stuart, a surveyor who undertook the first survey of the Town of Bowen in 1861. He also surveyed the first allotments in Townsville in 1865. In 1868 he worked in Gympie as the Gold Commissioner. Then he moved to New South Wales working in the office of the New South Wales Surveyor-General in 1884. From 1887 to his retirement in 1892, he was a clerk and schoolmaster at Bathurst Gaol. He was also a well-respected amateur artist who held several exhibitions. He died in Sydney in 1912.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Stuart had "no people or a very low population".

In the 2021 census, Mount Stuart "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stuart. The nearest government primary schools are Weir State School in Thuringowa Central to the north and Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schoos are Thuringowa State High School in neighbouring Condon to the north-west and William Ross State High School in Annandale to the north-east.

Attractions

Mount Stuart Lookout is at the top of the mountain (19°20′36″S 146°46′52″E / 19.3432°S 146.7810°E / -19.3432; 146.7810 (Mount Sttuart Lookout)) with views over the Townsville area. It is accessed via Mount Stuart Road which commences at Stuart Drive in neighbouring Roseneath (19°21′39″S 146°50′14″E / 19.3609°S 146.8372°E / -19.3609; 146.8372 (Lookout access point)). Telecommunication towers are located at the lookout.

The Townsville City Council operates tours of the Douglas Water Treatment Plant.