Mount Coolon, Queensland
| Mount Coolon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Coolon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°23′13″S 147°20′35″E / 21.387°S 147.343°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 567 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4804 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Coolon is a small town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Mount Coolon had a population of 567 people.[1]
Geography
The Suttor River rises here. The river marks part of the eastern and all of the southern and western boundaries of Mount Coolon. The Sellheim River forms a small section of the northern border. The landscape is dotted with many waterholes and numerous peaks belonging to the Leichhardt Range.
History
Mount Coolon was originally called Koala, and was founded on Yangga tribal lands. It was renamed after Thomas Coolon, a prospector who died following a claims dispute.[2] Mount Coolon Post Office opened on 1 May 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1984.[4]
Heritage listings
Mount Coolon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Collinsville road: Barclay's Battery[5]
- St Annes Road: Suttor River Causeway on the Old Bowen Downs Road[6]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Coolon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Mount Coolon (entry 22997)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Mount Coolon – locality in the Whitsunday Region (entry 46884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Barclay's Battery (entry 602242)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Suttor River Causeway, Old Bowen Downs Road (entry 601777)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
