Mount Moffatt, Queensland
| Mount Moffatt Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Moffatt | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°09′44″S 147°51′58″E / 25.1622°S 147.8661°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4465[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,120.0 km2 (818.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Moffatt is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.[4]
Mount Moffatt's postcode is 4465.[2]
Geography[edit]
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Chesterton Range, to the north and north-east by the Great Dividing Range, and to the east by the Merivale River.[5]
The terrain is quite mountainous with the following named features (from north to south);
- Mount Rugged (24°54′00″S 147°59′55″E / 24.9000°S 147.9985°E) 1,130 metres (3,710 ft)[6][7]
- Gee Gee Gap (24°55′11″S 147°53′44″E / 24.9198°S 147.8955°E)[6]
- Mount Campbell (25°00′24″S 147°47′38″E / 25.0066°S 147.7939°E) 949 metres (3,114 ft)[6][8]
- Mount Moffatt (25°03′28″S 148°02′39″E / 25.0578°S 148.0442°E) 1,097 metres (3,599 ft)[6][9]
- The Observatory (25°04′05″S 147°59′00″E / 25.0680°S 147.9832°E)[6][10]
- Rough Mountain (25°05′47″S 147°48′20″E / 25.0963°S 147.8055°E)[6][11]
- Mount Macleay (25°07′22″S 147°58′30″E / 25.1229°S 147.9751°E) 870 metres (2,850 ft)[6][12]
- Mount Judy (25°09′39″S 147°45′01″E / 25.1607°S 147.7502°E) 833 metres (2,733 ft)[6][13]
- Mount Misery (25°13′02″S 147°42′53″E / 25.2173°S 147.7148°E) 903 metres (2,963 ft)[6][14]
- Mount Clift (25°16′56″S 147°38′24″E / 25.2822°S 147.6400°E) 842 metres (2,762 ft)[6][15]
- Mount Ogilby (25°17′11″S 147°54′36″E / 25.2863°S 147.9100°E) 984 metres (3,228 ft)[6][16]
- Ogilby Knob (25°17′55″S 147°53′53″E / 25.2987°S 147.8980°E)[6][17]
- Mount Eddystone (25°18′08″S 147°49′47″E / 25.3021°S 147.8297°E) 890 metres (2,920 ft)[6][18]
The Maranoa River rises in the locality with the west branch rising in the north of the locality (24°56′31″S 148°01′54″E / 24.94185°S 148.03174°E) and the east branch rising in the north-east of the locality (25°01′14″S 148°05′25″E / 25.02058°S 148.09040°E). The two branches of the river flow south with their confluence in the south of the locality (25°17′18″S 147°46′01″E / 25.28844°S 147.76686°E).[5]
There are a number of protected areas within the locality:[5]
- part of the Carnarvon National Park is in the north of the locality
- the McLeay State Forest is in the east of the locality
- the Forfar State Forest is in the south-east of the locality
- part of the Attica State Forest is in the south-west of the locality
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History[edit]
The locality was initially called Mount Moffat, but changed to Mount Moffatt on 18 October 2002. It is presumably named after the mountain Mount Moffatt within the locality.[3][9]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Mount Moffatt had "no people or a very low population".[19]
In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.[4]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Mount Moffatt nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Moffatt (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mount Moffatt". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Moffatt – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Moffatt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "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 Rugged – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 29276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Campbell – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 5989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Moffatt – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 22426)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Observatory – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 34045)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rough Mountain – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 29147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Macleay – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 20490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Judy – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 17415)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Misery – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 22290)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Clift – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 7435)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Ogilby – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 25238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Ogilby Knob – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 25237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Eddystone – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 11163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Moffatt (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 10 December 2023.
