Mount Forbes, Queensland

There is a mountain in the south-east of the locality, known as The Sugarloaf (27°44′50″S 152°38′06″E / 27.7473°S 152.6351°E / -27.7473; 152.6351 (The Sugarloaf)), rising to 74 metres (243 ft).^[4][5][6]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.^[6]

John Oxley chose the name Mount Forbes in 1824, after Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841) the then Chief Justice of New South Wales to name the mountain now known as Mount Walker.^[7]

Mount Forbes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1897) and closed in 1953.^[8]

Mount Forbes Provisional School opened on 10 November 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Forbes State School. It closed in 1948.^[9][10] It was at 222 Mount Forbes School Road (27°44′20″S 152°36′55″E / 27.7388°S 152.6152°E / -27.7388; 152.6152 (Mount Forbes State School (former))).^[11][6]

Tenders were called in September 1910 to build a Methodist church.^[12][13] The stump-capping ceremony was held on Saturday 18 February 1911.^[14][15] Mount Forbes Methodist Church was officially opened on Sunday 7 May 1911 by Dr Henry Youngman, the President of the Methodist Church of Australasia; about 200 people attended.^[16] The timber church was 24 by 16 feet (7.3 by 4.9 m) and 11 feet (3.4 m) high with an iron roof; it could seat 100 people. It was designed by Thomas Freeman Theaker and built by Jacob Hoffman for £89/18/9.^[17] The church was at 211-215 Mount Forbes School Road (27°44′17″S 152°36′55″E / 27.7380°S 152.6154°E / -27.7380; 152.6154 (Mount Forbes Methodist Church)).^[11][6]

In October 1994, the Woogaroo Koala Protection Society was established, being renamed Ipswich Koala Protection Society in 2000 as the group expanded its services to a wider area. A dedicated koala rehabilitation clinic was established in Mount Forbes in 2010.^[18]

In the 2016 census, Mount Forbes had a population of 263 people. The locality contains 93 households, in which 50.0% of the population are males and 50.0% of the population are females with a median age of 35, 3 years below the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,520, $83 above the national average. 3.0% of Mount Forbes's population is either of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. 70.5% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 29.5% of the population is not married. 34.3% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (35.7%), English (27.5%) and German (9.9%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (78.7%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (83.3%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (24.3%), Not stated (20.6%) and Anglican (14.7%). The most common occupation was a technician/trades worker (17.6%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (46.3%).^[19]

In the 2021 census, Mount Forbes had a population of 262 people.^[1]