Greenmount, Queensland
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This article is about a rural town on the Darling Downs. For the Gold Coast beach, see Greenmount Beach. For other uses, see Greenmount (disambiguation).
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 Greenmount
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| Population: | 336[1] |
| Postcode: | 4359 |
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| LGA: | Toowoomba Region |
| State electorate: | Condamine |
| Federal Division: | Groom |
Greenmount, formerly known as Greenmount West,[2] and prior to that as Emu Creek, is a rural town on the Darling Downs in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is located just off the New England Highway 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of the regional city of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, Greenmount had a population of 336.[1]
The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today.[3]
Author Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis), of Dad and Dave fame, lived in the region and attended the local school until the age of twelve.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Greenmount (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL325140&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water - Place Names Database
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald - Travel Page
- ^ Dictionary of Australian Biography - Steele Rudd
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Coordinates: 27°47′S 151°54′E / 27.783°S 151.9°E
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