Mount Alma
Queensland
People in a four wheel carriage, Mount Alma Station, 1890s
Mount Alma is located in Queensland
Mount Alma
Mount Alma
Coordinates24°05′26″S 150°52′32″E / 24.0905°S 150.8755°E / -24.0905; 150.8755 (Mount Alma (centre of locality))
Population47 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0578/km2 (0.1496/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4680
Area813.5 km2 (314.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Alma:
Ulogie Raglan
Bracewell		 East End
Dumgree Mount Alma Wooderson
Dumgree Tablelands Diglum

Mount Alma is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Alma had a population of 47 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded by the Mount Alma Range to the north, the Calliope Range to the west and south-west, and the Boyne Range to the south-east.[3]

The Calliope River rises in the north-west of the locality (23°57′39″S 150°41′48″E / 23.96086°S 150.69654°E / -23.96086; 150.69654 (Calliope River (source))) flowing south-east towards the centre of the locality and then flows north-east to exit the locality to the east (Wooderson).[3]

Upper Calliope is a neighbourhood within the north-east of the locality (24°02′00″S 150°58′00″E / 24.0333°S 150.9666°E / -24.0333; 150.9666 (Upper Calliope (neighbourhood))).[4]

Mount Alma has the following mountains:

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree).[3]

The Moura railway line also enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree) with the locality being served by:

In the south of the locality are two protected areas:

Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small area of production forestry in the south-west of the locality.[3]

History

Calliope Station Provisional School opened in March 1912 as a half time school in conjunction with Mount Redshirt Provisional School (meaning they shared a teacher). In 1917 it became a full time provisional school. On 1 August 1922 it became Calliope Station State School. It closed on 8 July 1956.[14] It was at 44 Galloway Plains Road (24°01′50″S 150°57′45″E / 24.0306°S 150.9624°E / -24.0306; 150.9624 (Calliope Station State School (former))).[15][3]

In the 2016 census, Mount Alma had a population of 47 people.[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[16]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Alma. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north, Calliope State School in Calliope to the east, and Mount Murchison State School in Mount Murchison to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Calliope State High School (to Year 10) in Calliope to the east, Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in South Gladstone to the north-east, and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in Biloela to the south-west. There are some parts of Mount Alma too distant from these schools; distance education or boarding school would be other options.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Alma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mount Alma – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Upper Calliope – locality unbounded in Gladstone Regional (entry 35821)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
  6. ↑ "Cedric Mountain – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 6759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fig Tree Hill – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 12399)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mount Grim – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 14895)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Harper – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 15416)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mount Redshirt – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 28283)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Round Mountain – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 29176)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Mole Hill – mountain in Gladstone Region (entry 34025)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  15. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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