Mount Martin, Queensland
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.jpg) Cane Lift at Mount Martin, 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 21°06′18″S 148°49′15″E / 21.105°S 148.8208°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 191 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.739/km2 (12.28/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4754 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Martin is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.[1]
The predominant land use is growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.[3]
History
Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people.[5]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Mount Martin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mount Martin Cane Lift, Mirani-Mount Ossa Road[7]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest government primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.[3]
