Mount Sylvia, Queensland

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Mount Sylvia
Queensland
Queensland State Archives 2494 Repsteines orchard at Mount Sylvia Gatton c 1898.png
Orchard at Mount Sylvia, circa 1898
Mount Sylvia is located in Queensland
Mount Sylvia
Mount Sylvia
Coordinates27°44′17″S 152°13′35″E / 27.7380°S 152.2263°E / -27.7380; 152.2263 (Mount Sylvia (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°44′17″S 152°13′35″E / 27.7380°S 152.2263°E / -27.7380; 152.2263 (Mount Sylvia (centre of locality))
Population106 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.579/km2 (6.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mount Sylvia:
Mount Whitestone Caffey Ingoldsby
Mount Whitestone Mount Sylvia Lefthand Branch
West Haldon Woodbine Lefthand Branch

Mount Sylvia is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Sylvia had a population of 106 people.[1]

History[]

Mount Sylvia Provisional School opened on 13 April 1885, becoming Mount Sylvia State School on 1 January 1909.[3]

In the 2016 census Mount Sylvia had a population of 106 people.[1]

Education[]

Mount Sylvia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Left Hand Branch Road (

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27°43′23″S 152°13′26″E / 27.7230°S 152.2240°E / -27.7230; 152.2240 (Mount Sylvia State School)).[4][5] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Sylvia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Sylvia – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44980)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Mount Sylvia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Mount Sylvia State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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