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Mount Whitestone
Queenslandvillage
Mount Whitestone
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Mount Whitestone is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 people.
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History
Mount Whitestone Provisional School was established on 22 March 1886. It became Mount Whitestone State School on 1 January 1909. Mount Whitestone Church of Christ officially opened on Wednesday 16 August 1899. Spring Park Provisional School opened in 1918. Circa 1927, it became Spring Park State School. It closed in 1928.
Geography
In the south elevations rise to around above sea level near Paradise Mountain. The summit of Mount Whitestone itself is centrally located and reaches . To the north of the peak Paradise Creek joins Ma Ma Creek. Both of these waterways drain valleys extending southwards on either side of Mount Whitestone. The Gatton–Clifton Road (State Route 80) passes through from north to south-west. The Tenthill Conservation Park is in the east of the locality.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Queensland
- Lilydale4.9 mi away
- Flagstone Creek5 mi away
- Winwill5.1 mi away
- Ropeley6 mi away
- Grantham6.7 mi away · pop. 202
- Withcott11.4 mi away · pop. 1,796
- Mulgowie13.1 mi away
- Forest Hill13.2 mi away · pop. 418
- Laidley14.5 mi away · pop. 3,976
- Murphys Creek15.5 mi away · pop. 233
- Greenmount17.6 mi away · pop. 559
- Glenore Grove17.9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL32038
- Population (Wikidata)
- 129
- Wikidata
- Q55819357
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112