Mount Emlyn, Queensland
| Mount Emlyn Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Emlyn | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′00″S 151°18′00″E / 28.0333°S 151.3°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Emlyn is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality is named after the mountain, which was originally known as Mount Allys, which was the family name of Lord Cawdor of the British House of Peers. It was renamed Mount Emlyn in the late 1800s, after the second wife of Francis Arthur Gore, grazier of Yandilla Station.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Emlyn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mount Emlyn – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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