Mount Marlow, Queensland

Mount Marlow
Queensland
Mount Marlow; Queensland
	Mount Marlow
Coordinates	20°21′10″S 148°37′47″E / 20.3527°S 148.6297°E
Population	161 (2021 census)
• Density	18.72/km2 (48.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	12.3 km (8 mi) NE of Proserpine ; 12.7 km (8 mi) SW of Cannonvale ; 137 km (85 mi) NNW of Mackay ; 1,086 km (675 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
	Suburbs around Mount Marlow:

Mount Marlow is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Marlow had a population of 161 people.^[1]

Geography

Mount Marlow (20°21′13″S 148°38′23″E / 20.3537°S 148.6396°E / -20.3537; 148.6396 (Mount Marlow)) rises to 354 metres (1,161 ft) above sea level. It is in the eastern part of the locality.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) passes through the locality from south to north and then runs along the northern boundary.^[6]

History

Mount Marlow Provisional School opened on 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Marlow State School. It closed in 1954.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Marlow had a population of 132 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Mount Marlow had a population of 161 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Marlow. The nearest primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south-west and Cannonvale State School in Cannonvale to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Prosperine State High School in Proserpine.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Marlow (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Mount Marlow – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "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 Marlow – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 21032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Mount Marlow, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Marlow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Marlow (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Mount Marlow – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[MountainPeaksCapes-3] "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.

[4] "Mount Marlow – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 21032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[globe-5] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[6] "Mount Marlow, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[qfhs-7] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[Census2016-8] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Marlow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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