Mount Mellum, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°48′52″S 152°56′01″E / 26.8144°S 152.9336°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 457 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 45.25/km2 (117.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4550 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Mellum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Mellum had a population of 457 people.[1]
Mount Mellum (26°49′18″S 152°55′24″E / 26.8216°S 152.9234°E) rises to 406 metres (1,332 ft) above sea level in the south-east of the locality.[3][4]
History
Prior to occupation by European colonists in the 19th century, Mount Mellum, along with the rest of the modern Sunshine Coast Region was under the custodianship of the Gubbi Gubbi aboriginal nation.[5]
Mount Mellum State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1926. It reopened in 1930 and then closed permanently circa 1938.[6]
