Mount Urah is a rural

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in the

Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Mount Urah had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The '' Mary River'' forms most of the eastern boundary, while ''Ooramera Creek'' forms the north-eastern boundary as it flows to join the ''Mary''. Mount Urah is in the south-west of the locality () rising to above sea level. Glenbar National Park is in the west of the locality with four sections of Glenbar State Forest throughout the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain in the west of the locality. The mountain takes its name from the

Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ...

word ''euro'' meaning a species of scrub vine or ''yurru'' meaning ''

Flagellaria indica ''Flagellaria indica'' is a climbing plant found in many of the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia. A strong climber, it grows often up to tall, with thick cane-like ...

''. Mount Uruah Provisional School opened on 31 October 1909. In 1913, the name was changed to Mount Urah and it became Mount Urah State School. It closed in early 1921 due to low student numbers, but reopened shortly after as a half-time school in conjunction with Deborah State School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). It closed permanently on 1 April 1927.

Demographics

In the , Mount Urah had a population of 21 people. In the , Mount Urah had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Urah. The nearest government primary school is Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the east and Tiaro State School in

Tiaro Tiaro is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tiaro had a population of 758 people. Geography The town is on the Mary River. It is situated on the Bruce Highway south of Mar ...

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

Maryborough State High School Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public School located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The ...

in Maryborough to the north and

James Nash State High School James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an of ...

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

to the south. However, some parts of Mount Urah are quite distant from these two schools with alternatives being

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and boarding schools.

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