Mothar Mountain Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°14′00″S 152°45′45″E / 26.2333°S 152.7625°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 563 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.724/km2 (25.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Mothar Mountain is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]
The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park.[3]
Mothar Mountain rock pools is believed to have been a site of significance to the Aboriginal people of the area but unfortunately little is known. MOTHAR Mountain Provisional School opened on July 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Mothar Mountain State School. In 1929 the name was corrected to Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970.[4] It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall (approx 26°14′37″S 152°44′55″E / 26.2437°S 152.7486°E).[5][6] The school building is no longer extant.[7]
The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957.[8]
In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]
Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.[8]
Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road (26°14′43″S 152°45′01″E / 26.2454°S 152.7503°E).[8][10]