Mount Hallen is a rural locality in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Hallen had a population of 457 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by Running Creek. The mountain Mount Hallen is in the east of the locality () and rises to . The Gatton Esk Road enters the locality from the south ( Buaraba) and exits to the north ( Esk). There are a variety of land uses within the locality. There is rural residential housing in the south-west of the locality. Other land uses include

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on native vegetation, production forestry, and some crop growing.

History

The mountain Mount Hallen was named in 1829 by explorer Allan Cunningham, probably after Ambrose Hallen, who was the Assistant Surveyor-General in

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from 1827 to 1829. The section of the

Brisbane Valley railway line The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided ...

from Lowood to Esk opened on Monday 9 August 1886. It included the Mount Hallen railway station () at Mount Hallen. The station was originally to be called Buaraba (the name of the parish) but was renamed Mount Hallen after the mountain. The locality takes its name from the railway station name. The locality to the south of Mount Hallen is now named Buaraba. The railway line and Mount Hallen railway station closed in 1993.

Demographics

In the , Mount Hallen had a population of 458 people. In the , Mount Hallen had a population of 457 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Hallen. The nearest government primary schools are Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the north and Coominya State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north, Lowood State High School in Lowood to the south-east, and Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south-west.

Attractions

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail now uses the former Brisbane Valley railway corridor.

References

{{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland