Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Moreton Bay Region) facts for kids
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Mount Pleasant Public Hall, 2020
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 Mount Pleasant
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 332 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.949/km2 (23.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4521 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37.1 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Pleasant is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 332 people. Mount Pleasant is also a mountain in the north-east of the locality (27°09′00″S 152°46′00″E / 27.15°S 152.7666667°E, height 525 metres (1,722 ft)) which is part of the D'Aguilar Range.
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Geography
Other mountains in the D'Aguilar Range include Mount Nebo, Mount Glorious and Mount Mee.
History
In April 1920 the Upper North Pine Honour Roll was unveiled in the Mount Pleasant School of Arts by Richard Warren, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba. The roll has the names of the 26 World War I servicemen from the Mount Pleasant and Lacey Creek districts; nine of them died in the war.
At the 2011 census Mount Pleasant had a population of 304.
Amenities
Mount Pleasant Community Hall (formerly Mount Pleasant Public Hall & School of Arts) is at 352 Mount Pleasant Road (27°09′56″S 152°47′02″E / 27.16550°S 152.78390°E).
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Mount Pleasant recorded a population of 304 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Mount Pleasant population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 86.5% of people living in Mount Pleasant were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3%, Canada 1.7%, Belgium 1%. 97.7% of people spoke only English at home.
