Mentmore, Queensland
| Mentmore Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mentmore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°45′48″S 148°44′18″E / 20.7633°S 148.7383°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4798 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 136.8 km2 (52.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mentmore is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mentmore had no population.[1]
Geography[edit]
The Tonga Range runs through the centre of the locality with Tonga Mountain, the highest peak at 233 metres.[3]
Mentmore has the following mountains (from north to south):
- Tonga Mountain (20°44′43″S 148°43′25″E / 20.7453°S 148.7237°E) 233 metres (764 ft)[4][5]
- Rocky Mountain (20°46′51″S 148°49′07″E / 20.7809°S 148.8185°E) 120 metres (390 ft)[4][6]
Mentore has the following coastal features (from north to south):
- Ten Mile Beach (20°42′04″S 148°43′49″E / 20.7010°S 148.7304°E)[7]
- Mentmore Beach (20°46′36″S 148°48′21″E / 20.7766°S 148.8058°E)[7]
- Stewart Peninsula (20°46′48″S 148°48′46″E / 20.7801°S 148.8127°E)[8]
- Dewars Beach (20°47′05″S 148°50′02″E / 20.7847°S 148.8340°E)[7]
- Dewars Point, a headland (20°47′33″S 148°50′19″E / 20.7924°S 148.8386°E)[4][9]
Offshore are a number of named marine features:
- Gould Island (20°40′21″S 148°45′32″E / 20.6726°S 148.7590°E)[10][11]
- Midge Island (20°41′26″S 148°45′50″E / 20.6906°S 148.7640°E)[10][12]
- Cave Island (20°47′01″S 148°51′21″E / 20.7836°S 148.8558°E)[10][13]
- Brothers Islands, an island group (20°47′22″S 148°51′09″E / 20.7895°S 148.8524°E).[14]
- High Islands, an island group (20°48′02″S 148°52′30″E / 20.8005°S 148.8751°E)[14][10][15]
- St Helens Bay (20°48′51″S 148°52′33″E / 20.81417°S 148.87583°E)[16][17]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[18]
History[edit]
Menmore was officially named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources on 3 September 1999.[2]
Mentmore Beach was a popular holiday destination in the 1930s and 1940s with swimming and fishing the main attractions.[19][20] However, plans to develop the beach as a seaside resort required subdivision of land which was unable to proceed until a better access road was established and the road was never funded.[21]
Economy[edit]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[22]
- Exmoor (20°43′29″S 148°39′50″E / 20.7246°S 148.6638°E)
- Mentmore (20°47′38″S 148°46′51″E / 20.7940°S 148.7808°E
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Mentmore. The nearest government primary schools are Pindi Pindi State School in neighbouring Pindi Pindi to the south and Bloomsbury State School in neighbouring Bloomsbury to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Calen District State College in Calen to the south.[23]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mentmore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Mentmore – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46805)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Tonga Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 34821)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 28853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Stewart Peninsula – peninsula in Mackay Regional (entry 32368)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Dewars Point – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 9846)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Marine islands - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Gould Island – island (entry 14465)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Midge Island – island (entry 22004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Cave Island – island (entry 6679)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Island groups - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "High Islands – island (entry 15852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "St Helens Bay – bay in the Mackay Region (entry 32083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "District news". Daily Mercury. Vol. 59, no. 1392. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PIONEER WILL PROCEED WITH BEACH AMENITIES". Daily Mercury. Vol. 83, no. 264. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Application For Kitty Cr. Road Loan Deferred". Daily Mercury. Vol. 83, no. 274. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
