Mount Coolon, Queensland
Mount Coolon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Mount Coolon | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°23′13″S 147°20′35″E / 21.387°S 147.343°ECoordinates: 21°23′13″S 147°20′35″E / 21.387°S 147.343°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 64 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4804 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Coolon is a small town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Geography[]
The Suttor River rises here. The river marks part of the eastern and all of the southern and western boundaries of Mount Coolon. The forms a small section of the northern border. The landscape is dotted with many waterholes and numerous peaks belonging to the Leichhardt Range.
History[]
Mount Coolon was originally called Koala, and was founded on Yangga tribal lands. It was renamed after Thomas Coolon, a prospector.[2] In 1918, following a claims dispute, Coolon shot and killed four men, then committed suicide.[4]
Mount Coolon Post Office opened on 1 May 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1984.[5]
In the 2011 census Mount Coolon had a population of 567 people.[6]
In the 2016 census Mount Coolon locality had a population of 64 people.[1]
Heritage listings[]
Mount Coolon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Collinsville road: Barclay's Battery[7]
- St Annes Road: Suttor River Causeway on the Old Bowen Downs Road[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Coolon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mount Coolon (entry 22997)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Mount Coolon – locality in the Whitsunday Region (entry 46884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Mount Coolon Tragedy". Townsville Daily Bulletin. XXXIV (11337). Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Coolon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Barclay's Battery (entry 602242)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Suttor River Causeway, Old Bowen Downs Road (entry 601777)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
External links[]
- Towns in Queensland
- Whitsunday Region
- Localities in Queensland