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Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.
Camp Mountain railway station () opened in 1918, and until 1955 the train line to Dayboro traversed the area. In 1947 Camp Mountain was the location of Queensland's worst railway accident ().
Camp Mountain State School opened on circa 1929 and closed circa 1955. It was on Upper Camp Mountain Road (approx ).
In the , Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Camp Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.7% of people living in Camp Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1%, Italy 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Hungarian.
In the Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.
Camp Mountain has a number of
Geography
Camp Mountain is near Samford, north-west of the Brisbane central business district. The south-east of the locality is within D'Aguilar National Park and a lookout and recreation area are accessible off Mount Nebo Road. The locality takes its name from the mountain Camp Mountain () which rises above sea level.History
There was gold mining in the area in the 1860s. The miners referred to the area as their "mountain camp" and that is the origin of the name of the mountain and the locality. In the late 1800s the mountain was known as Mount Daniel.
Camp Mountain railway station () opened in 1918, and until 1955 the train line to Dayboro traversed the area. In 1947 Camp Mountain was the location of Queensland's worst railway accident ().
Camp Mountain State School opened on circa 1929 and closed circa 1955. It was on Upper Camp Mountain Road (approx ).
In the , Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Camp Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.7% of people living in Camp Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1%, Italy 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Hungarian.
In the Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.
Heritage listings
Camp Mountain has a number of heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...
sites, including:
* 20 Upper Camp Mountain Road (): Selector's Hut
Education
There are no schools is Camp Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are Samford State School in neighbouringSamford Village
Samford Village is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two localities in the town of Samford (), the other being Samford Valley. The town’s urban area occupies much of the land of the locality. In t ...
to the north, Patrick Road State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills
Ferny Hills is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ferny Hills had a population of 8,739 people.
Geography
Ferny Hills is north-west of Brisbane, the state capital, and is located along Samford Road. Informally i ...
to the east, and Ferny Grove State School in Ferny Grove to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School
Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia.
The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1963 students in 2021. In 2007, the school ...
in Ferny Grove to the east.
The Samford Ecological Research Facility is a parcel of land bequeathed by Elizabeth Nesta Marks to the Queensland University of Technology as a teaching and research facility for biodiversity and conservation, urban development, and agriculture. It is at 148 Camp Mountain Road ().
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the locality, including: * Mcafee Park () * Mitchell Park () * Orr Park () * Peterson Park ()Attractions
Camp Mountain Lookout is at the end of Camp Mountain Road within the D'Aguilar National Park (). Part of the historic Enoggera goldfields, the lookout provides views of Moreton Bay, the Brisbane skyline and the Glass House Mountains.References
Further reading
*External links
* {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Localities in Queensland