Mount Barney, Queensland
| Mount Barney Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking across the farmland to Mount Barney, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Barney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°16′40″S 152°42′28″E / 28.2777°S 152.7077°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 46 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.556/km2 (1.441/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4287 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 82.7 km2 (31.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Barney is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Barney had a population of 46 people.[1]
The locality borders New South Wales.[3]
Geography
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The locality takes its name from the mountain of the same name. The Mount Barney National Park occupies all of the south and west of the locality with other discontiguous sections of the national park in the north and east of the locality.[4]
The Logan River rises in the south-west of the locality (28°19′30″S 152°40′40″E / 28.32494°S 152.67771°E). It flows through the locality forming part of the south-eastern boundary and part of the north-eastern boundary, before exiting the locality to the north-east (Barney View).[5]
Farm land lies in a valley of the Logan River in the eastern part of the locality which separates the mountain Mount Barney from Mount Gillies in the very east of the locality. The land use in the valley is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Logan River.[4]
The locality has the following mountains (from north to south):
- Toms Tum (28°15′41″S 152°41′56″E / 28.2615°S 152.6989°E) 718 metres (2,356 ft)[6]
- North East Rock (28°16′02″S 152°42′02″E / 28.2671°S 152.7005°E) 919 metres (3,015 ft)[6]
- Bippoh Peak (28°16′15″S 152°41′02″E / 28.2708°S 152.6839°E) 939 metres (3,081 ft)[6]
- Leaning Peak (28°16′21″S 152°41′33″E / 28.2726°S 152.6924°E) 1,138 metres (3,734 ft)[6]
- North Pinnacle (28°16′34″S 152°41′46″E / 28.2760°S 152.6960°E) 1,229 metres (4,032 ft)[6]
- Barrabool (28°16′42″S 152°40′52″E / 28.2784°S 152.6810°E) 1,149 metres (3,770 ft)[6]
- Mount Barney (East) (East Peak) (28°16′50″S 152°41′54″E / 28.2805°S 152.6982°E) 1,354 metres (4,442 ft)[6][7]
- Mount Barney (West Peak) (28°16′54″S 152°41′11″E / 28.2816°S 152.6865°E) 1,358 metres (4,455 ft)[6][8]
- Yellow Pinch (28°17′00″S 152°43′35″E / 28.2832°S 152.7264°E) 391 metres (1,283 ft)[6][9][10]
- Gwyala Peak (28°17′08″S 152°39′48″E / 28.2855°S 152.6633°E) 1,269 metres (4,163 ft)[6]
- Burrajum Peak (28°17′26″S 152°40′31″E / 28.2905°S 152.6752°E) 1,242 metres (4,075 ft)[6]
- Mount Ernest (28°18′52″S 152°42′31″E / 28.3145°S 152.7087°E) 964 metres (3,163 ft)[6][11]
History
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The Thulumbah Provisional School opened in 1901 and became Thulumbah State School on 1 January 1909. In 1916, it was renamed Mount Barney State School. The school closed in 1962.[12] It was located on a bend in the Mount Barney Road (28°14′28″S 152°45′54″E / 28.2412°S 152.7651°E).[13][3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Mount Barney had a population of 22 people. The locality contains 23 households, in which 50.0% of the population are males and 50.0% of the population are females with a median age of 31, 7 years below the national average. The average weekly household income is $0, $1,438 below the national average.[14]
In the 2021 census, Mount Barney had a population of 46 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Mount Barney. The nearest government primary school is Rathdowney State School in Rathdowney to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Barney (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Barney – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45169)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use;". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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.
- ^ "Mount Barney (East) – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 22973)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Barney – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 40972)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Yellow Pinch – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 38621)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Gwyala Peak – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 15145)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Ernest – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 11826)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Barney (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.
External links
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Media related to Mount Barney at Wikimedia Commons