| Type: | suburb |
| Greenmount | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -21.1822°N 149.0327°W |
| Pop: | 488 |
| Postcode: | 4751 |
| Area: | 17.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Mackay Region |
| Stategov: | Mirani |
| Fedgov: | Capricornia |
| Near-N: | Pleystowe |
| Near-Ne: | Walkerston |
| Near-E: | Palmyra |
| Near-Se: | Palmyra |
| Near-S: | Palmyra |
| Near-Sw: | Victoria Plains |
| Near-W: | Marian |
| Near-Nw: | Pleystowe |
Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.
In 1861 John Mackay (the first British person to explore Mackay area and after whom the city is named) leased a pastoral run which he called Greenmount.[2] In order to meet the government's requirement that the run have stock on it within nine months, he entered into a partnership with James Starr, a squatter from the New England district, and 1200 cattle were on the run by January 1862. However, Starr became insolvent and there was a forced sale of the property in 1863, ending Mackay's association with the Mackay area.
In the, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.
In the, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.
Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Greenmount. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Walkerston. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay.