Mount Alma, Queensland
| Mount Alma Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Alma | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°05′26″S 150°52′32″E / 24.0905°S 150.8755°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 47 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0578/km2 (0.1496/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4680 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 813.5 km2 (314.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Alma is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Alma had a population of 47 people.[1]
History
Calliope Station Provisional School opened in March 1912 as a half time school in conjunction with Mount Redshirt Provisional School (meaning they shared a teacher). In 1917 it became a full time provisional school. On 1 August 1922 it became Calliope Station State School. It closed on 8 July 1956.[3]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Alma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mount Alma – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
