Mount Walker, Queensland

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Mount Walker
Queensland
Mount Walker Scenic Rim Region.jpg
Mount Walker viewed from Rosewood Warrill View Road, 2015
Mount Walker is located in Queensland
Mount Walker
Mount Walker
Coordinates27°46′38″S 152°33′01″E / 27.7772°S 152.5502°E / -27.7772; 152.5502 (Mount Walker (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°46′38″S 152°33′01″E / 27.7772°S 152.5502°E / -27.7772; 152.5502 (Mount Walker (centre of locality))
Population134 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.012/km2 (10.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4340
Area33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 37.0 km (23 mi) SW of Ipswich CBD
  • 42.9 km (27 mi) NNW of Boonah
  • 73.3 km (46 mi) NW of Beaudesert
  • 76.1 km (47 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mount Walker:
Lower Mount Walker Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes
Mount Walker West Mount Walker Coleyville
Rosevale Rosevale Coleyville

Mount Walker is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Walker had a population of 134 people.[1]

Geography[]

The locality is bounded to the west by the Bremer River.[3]

Mount Walker is in the east of the locality (

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27°47′17″S 152°33′27″E / 27.7881°S 152.5575°E / -27.7881; 152.5575 (Mount Walker (mountain))), rising to 471 metres (1,545 ft) above sea level.[4][5]

The land on the upper slopes of Mount Walker is undeveloped. Part of from that, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with other areas of irrigated cropping.[3]

History[]

Farm at Mount Walker, circa 1907

The mountain was originally called Mount Forbes by John Oxley in honour of Sir Francis Forbes, the Chief Justice of New South Wales. However, it was later acquired the name Mount Walker. The origins of the name Walker are believed to be a shepherd of that name from the Franklyn Vale pastoral station.[6] The locality takes its name from the mountain.[2]

Mount Walker German Baptist Church opened in 1872.[7] For a time it was the headquarters for the German Baptist churches, until circa 1879 that responsibility shifted to Engelsburg (now Kalbar) Baptist Church.[8][9]

Mount Walker State School opened on 15 April 1878. It closed in December 1967.[10][11] It was at 1775 Rosewood Warrill View Road (

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27°46′50″S 152°32′08″E / 27.7805°S 152.5355°E / -27.7805; 152.5355 (Mount Walker State School (former))) on a 25-acre (10 ha) site.[12][13][3]

Mount Walker Church of Christ opened in 1884 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2009.[14]

Mount Walker Post Office opened on 1 October 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1874) and closed in 1957.[15]

In the 2016 census, Mount Walker had a population of 134 people. The locality contained 50 households, in which 51.9% of the population were males and 48.1% of the population were females with a median age of 42, 4 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,208, $230 below the national average. 5.3% of Mount Walker's population was either of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. 76.3% of the population aged 15 or over was either registered or de facto married, while 23.7% of the population was not married. 34.6% of the population attended some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (40.1%), English (19.8%) and German (9.3%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (79.4%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (86.7%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (19.4%), Not stated (18.0%) and No religion (15.1%). The most common occupation was a technician/trades worker (26.2%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (49.2%).[1]

Education[]

There are no school in Mount Walker. The nearest government primary schools are Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the east and Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north.[3]

Amenities[]

Church of Christ, Mount Walker, 2005

Mount Walker Church of Christ is located at 10 Hinrichsen Road, just off the Rosewood-Warrill View Road (

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27°46′22″S 152°32′15″E / 27.7729°S 152.5374°E / -27.7729; 152.5374 (Mount Walker Church of Christ)); weekly Sunday services are held at the church.[16]

Mount Walker Public Cemetery, 2005

Mount Walker Public Cemetery is located at 1744–1752 Rosewood-Warrill View Road (

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27°46′44″S 152°32′08″E / 27.7788°S 152.5356°E / -27.7788; 152.5356 (Mount Walker Public Cemetery)).[17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Walker (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mount Walker – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Mount Walker – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 36227)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Walker (mountain) (entry 36227)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. ^ Blake, Thom. "Mount Walker Baptist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Baptists in Australia". Baptist World Alliance. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Baptist Association". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 5648. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Agency ID 6387, Mount Walker State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Parish of Forbes" (Map). Queensland Government. 1965. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Flinders" (Map). 1927. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Mt Walker's 125th Church Anniversary Celebrations" (PDF). Networking: Magazine of Churches of Christ in Queensland. Church of Christ Queensland (19). Spring 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  15. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Find us". Church of Christ Queensland. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Private Cemeteries within the Scenic Rim Region and Beyond". Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Mt Walker historic cemetery, Boonah Shire". Retrieved 13 April 2015.

External links[]

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