Mount Surround, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Surround
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.5367°N 147.0458°W
Pop:130
Postcode:4809
Area:36.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.6
Dir1:W
Location1:Giru
Dist2:39.8
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Ayr
Dist3:48.4
Dir3:SE
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1312
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Burdekin
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Cromarty
Near-Ne:Giru
Near-E:Shirbourne
Near-Se:Majors Creek
Near-S:Majors Creek
Near-Sw:Mount Elliot
Near-W:Mount Elliot
Near-Nw:Mount Elliot

Mount Surround is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Surround had a population of 130 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Shirbourne) and exits to the north (Cromarty).[2]

The North Coast railway line forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east (Giru) and exiting to the north (Cromarty); no railway stations serve the locality.

The land use is a mixture of crop growing (predominantly sugarcane) and grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing.[3]

History

Mount Surround State School opened 1 April 1932 and closed 3 May 1968. It was on the northern corner of Reed Beds Road and Piralko Road (approx).[4] [5] [6]

Demographics

In the, Mount Surround had a population of 145 people.

In the, Mount Surround had a population of 130 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Surround. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ayr State High School in Ayr and William Ross State High School in Annandale, Townsville.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations . 16 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel; Sugarcane areas . 16 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  4. Web site: 1942 . Mt. Elliot (Special) . 16 September 2024 . . Map.
  5. Web site: 1948 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m348 . 16 September 2024 . . Map.
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel . 16 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 16 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .