Mount Pleasant is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separ ...

in the Mackay Region,

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, Australia. In the , Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,444 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by Fursden Creek and the

Pioneer River The Pioneer River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia. The long river flows through the city of . History Captain John Mackay and his party were the first Europeans to discover the river in 1860. Mackay named it Mackay River af ...

to the south, by Hicks Street and the Bruce Highway to the south-west, by Murrays Road and Pioneer Road to the west, the branch line of North Coast railway line to the Port of Mackay) to the north, and Norris Road and Willetts Road to the east. Historically farming land, the current land use is almost entirely residential, apart from a parcel of farmland in the north of suburb, to the east of the Mackay Bucasia Road.

History

Northview State School opened on 28 January 1986. On 11 August 1987 the school building of the closed

Mount Pelion State School Mount Pelion is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Pelion had a population of 125 people. Geography The mountain Mount Pelion () rises to above sea level in the south-east of the locality. The Bruce ...

was relocated to Northview State School in Mount Pleasant but it gradually fell into disrepair. On 24 October 2014 the building was moved to

Sarina Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sarina had a population of 5,522 people. Geography Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, south of the city of Mackay, and ...

to be restored as part of the Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Visitor Information Centre in Railway Square. Emmanuel Catholic School was established in 1983 by the Marist Sisters under the leadership of Sister Joan McBride. Initially a primary school offering Years 1 to 7, in 1984 the school commenced Year 8 education rising to Year 10 in 1986. In 1990 the school was renamed Emmanuel College. In 1996 with an enrolment of over 900 students, the school was split was split into a primary school, Emmanuel Catholic Primary School and a secondary school to Year 12, Holy Spirit College. In the , Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,751 people. In the , Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,444 people.

Education

Northview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 54 Pioneer Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 393 students with 34 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. Emmanuel Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Baxter Drive (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 576 students with 32 teachers (30 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Holy Spirit College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Baxter Drive (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 810 students with 65 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent). There is no government secondary school in Mount Pleasant. The nearest government secondary school is

Mackay North State High School Mackay North State High School is located in the Mackay region, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1964 with an enrolment of 209 students in years eight and nine. The school motto is 'Meliora ''Meliora'' is a Latin adjective meani ...

in neighbouring

North Mackay North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people. Although in present times North Mackay is an officially and precisely bounded area, historically and in i ...

to the east.

Amenities

Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre is a shopping mall on Mackay Bucasia Road between Phillip Street and Malcomson Street (). Its anchor tenants are the supermarkets Coles and

Woolworths Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to: Businesses * F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores * Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shop ...

and the discount store

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, with over 70 speciality stores. The

Mackay Regional Council The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an esti ...

operates the Gordon White library at 54 Phillip Street (). Mackay Private Hospital is at 57 Norris Road (). Carlyle Gardens Mackay is a retirement village at 206 Phillips Street ().

References

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* {{Mackay Region Mackay Region