Mount Chalmers, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount ChalmersQueensland |
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Rural landscape, Mount Chalmers, 2016
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 Mount Chalmers
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 235 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.753/km2 (17.49/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Livingstone | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Chalmers is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 235 people.
History
Gold was found in Mount Chalmers in 1860 but gold mining did not commence in the area until 1869. It was named after Mr Chambers who established a battery. In 1899 copper mining commenced.
A provisional school opened on 23 January 1901; it was proclaimed Mount Chalmers State School in 1909.
In 1908 the Yeppoon railway line was established from Sleipners Junction on the North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line and then through to Yeppoon railway station. Mount Chalmers railway station (23°18′04″S 150°38′28″E / 23.30111°S 150.64111°E) served the town.
In 1911, the census recorded a population of 1181. However, the mining ended in 1914 and people moved away; the 1921 census showed the population had fallen to 95 people.
The Yeppoon railway line ceased passenger services in 1978 and closed completely in 2004.
The school was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and its closure finalised on 31 December 2006.
Education
There are no schools in Mount Chalmers. The nearest primary school is Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawaral to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are North Rockhampton State High School in Frenchville, Rockhampton, to the south-west and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north-east.
