Mount Byron is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Byron had a population of 21 people.[1]
| Mount Byron Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Paddocks along Mount Byron Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Mount Byron | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°08′55″S 152°41′04″E / 27.1486°S 152.6844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 21 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.141/km2 (0.365/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4312 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 148.9 km2 (57.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe rugged terrain of the D'Aguilar Range in the east is protected within the D'Aguilar National Park. Mount Byron reaches elevations greater than 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level. Lower elevations along Byron Creek, a tributary of the Stanley River, have been cleared of vegetation.[citation needed]
Mount Byron (27°06′54″S 152°40′21″E / 27.1151°S 152.6726°E) is 617 metres (2,024 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
History
editThe locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Bryon.[5]
Mount Byron Station was operated by the Bowman Family from the 1880s until the 1960s. William Macarthur Bowman had come to the area in 1848 to work on the neighbouring local station, Mt Brisbane. The McConnel family who ran Mt Brisbane then still operate that station today.
Brown & Broad operated a timber sawmill at Mount Byron around 1912.[6] By 1923 Raymond & Hossack were also operating a timber mill in the area.[7][8]
Mining operations commenced in 1918.[9]
Mount Byron State School opened on 29 May 1919 and closed on 17 January 1930.[10][11][12][13]
A large bushfire occurred in October 1926.[14]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Mount Byron had a population of 18 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Mount Byron had a population of 21 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Mount Byron. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the east and Toogoolawah State School in Toogoolawah to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Woodford State School (to Year 10) in Woodford to the north-east, Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east, Toogoolawah State High School (to Year 12) in Toogoolawah to the west, and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the north-west.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Byron (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Byron – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44900)". 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 Byron – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 5593)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Byron (entry 44900)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Advertising". The Queensland Times. National Library of Australia. 6 May 1913. p. 7 Edition: Daily. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "ESK". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 23 October 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "SOUTHERN DISTRICT". The Worker. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Esk Letter". The Queensland Times. National Library of Australia. 14 August 1918. p. 6 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Item ID15496, Mount Byron No.1668 State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "ESK". The Queensland Times. National Library of Australia. 10 October 1923. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "ESK". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 18 June 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "BUSH FIRES". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 October 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Byron (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
