Mount Macarthur | |||||||||||||
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  Mount Macarthur | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 22°54′01″S 148°12′52″E / 22.9002°S 148.2144°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 207.0 km2 (79.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 31 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1498/km2 (0.388/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4723 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Macarthur is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Macarthur had a population of 31 people.[1]
Geography
Mount Macarthur has the following mountains (from north to south):
- Scotts Peak (22°51′18″S 148°13′11″E / 22.8549°S 148.2198°E) 854 metres (2,802 ft)[3][4]
- Ropers Peak (22°52′01″S 148°13′31″E / 22.8669°S 148.2254°E) 804 metres (2,638 ft)[3][5]
- Mount Macarthur (22°52′07″S 148°09′21″E / 22.8687°S 148.1559°E) 746 metres (2,448 ft)[3][6]
- Malvern Hill (22°52′39″S 148°13′36″E / 22.8776°S 148.2268°E) 679 metres (2,228 ft)[3][7]
- Mount Lowe (22°54′20″S 148°09′00″E / 22.9055°S 148.1500°E) 491 metres (1,611 ft)[3][8]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[9]
History
The mountain was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 27 January 1845, after botanist and farmer William Macarthur of Camden, New South Wales.[6] Leichhart also named Ropers Peak after fellow explorer John Roper and Scotts Peak after pastoralist Helenus Scott from Glendon in the Hunter Valley, who had provided support for Leichhardt's expedition.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Macarthur had a population of 16 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Mount Macarthur had a population of 31 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Macarthur. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Capella State School and Capella State High School, both in Capella to the south-west.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Macarthur (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Mount Macarthur – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46967)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- ↑ "Scotts Peak – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 30150)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Ropers Peak – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 29015)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Mount Macarthur – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 20364)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Malvern Hill – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 20739)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Lowe – mountain in Central Highlands Region (entry 20171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Macarthur (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
