Mount Archer, Queensland (Somerset Region)
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| Coordinates: 26°59′28″S 152°39′53″E / 26.9911°S 152.6647°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 50.6 km2 (19.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 331 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.542/km2 (16.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4514 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Archer is a mountain and a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Mount Archer had a population of 331 people.[1]
Part of the northern boundary to the east is aligned with Neurum Creek, while in the west it roughly follows the Stanley River.[4]
In the northwest of Mount Archer is a section of Somerset Dam. The north-eastern part has some rural residential and farming properties. The south of the locality is mountainous and heavily vegetated with parts protected within D'Aguilar National Park.[4] This includes the peak of Mount Archer which marks the northern extent of the D'Aguilar Range.
History
The mountain is called Buruja in the Kabi language. It means door.[2]
The locality of Mount Archer takes its name from the mountain Mount Archer which in turn is named after three of the pioneer Archer brothers (John, David, and Thomas) who established the Durundur Station in the area.[3]
Demographics
At the 2011 census the population of Mount Archer was included in the population statistics for the adjoining locality of Villeneuve, which recorded a population of 449.[5]
In the 2016 census, Mount Archer had a population of 305 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Mount Archer had a population of 331 people.[1]
