Mount Marlow
Queensland
Mount Marlow is located in Queensland
Mount Marlow
Mount Marlow
Coordinates20°21′10″S 148°37′47″E / 20.3527°S 148.6297°E / -20.3527; 148.6297 (Mount Marlow (centre of locality))
Population132 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density15.35/km2 (39.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Mount Marlow:
Strathdickie Cannon Valley Brandy Creek
Strathdickie Mount Marlow Cape Conway
Mount Julian Preston Preston

Mount Marlow is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 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]

In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 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

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Marlow (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Marlow – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46886)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ Google (25 August 2022). "Mount Marlow, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  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
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