Clear Mountain is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Clear Mountain had a population of 807 people.

Geography

Its southern border is Cedar Creek, a tributary of the

South Pine River The South Pine River is a minor river in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises on the D'Aguilar Range and passes through the Samford Valley in the City of Moreton Bay local government area. Location and features The South Pine River rise ...

. Most of Clear Mountain is an upland, drained southwards by Branch Creek (a tributary of Cedar Creek) and numerous short northerly streams that run into Lake Samsonvale. Clear Mountain Lookout is on the northern boundary, overlooking rural and forested country. Rural/residential subdivisions are in the south-east corner, adjoining similar settlement in Eatons Hill. Clear Mountain has acreage homes, bounded by State Forest and the Samford Valley.

History

The alluvial flats along Branch and Cedar Creeks were taken up for corn and vegetable growing, bananas, pineapples, dairying and piggeries. The Branch Creek primary school opened in 1889 and operated until 1913. Clear Mountain Provisional School opened on 12 October 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Clear Mountain State School. It closed on 1947. Clear Mountain was a suburb of the former

Pine Rivers Shire The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it a ...

, north-west of central Brisbane, until the shire was amalgamated into the

Moreton Bay Region The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local g ...

, now known as the City of Moreton Bay, in 2008.

Demographics

In the , Clear Mountain has a population of 707 people. Of these, 51.3% were female and 48.7% were male. 77.9% of people living in Clear Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.4%, South Africa 2.3%, Scotland 1.1%, Netherlands 0.8%. 91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Afrikaans, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Danish, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.4% German. The age distribution of Clear Mountain residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 66.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2011, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 33.9% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%. In the , Clear Mountain had a population of 730 people. In the , Clear Mountain had a population of 807 people.

Education

There are no schools in Clear Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Samson State School in neighbouring Mount Samson to the north-west and Eatons Hill State School in neighbouring

Eatons Hill Eatons Hill is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eatons Hill had a population of 7,822 people. Its postcode is 4037. Geography South Pine River forms most of the souther ...

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the north-east and Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek to the south-east.

Sports

Clear Mountain is bounded by State Forest, where many people travel to participate in mountain biking, orienteering, walking, horse riding and road cycling. Nearby Albany Creek has rugby and soccer fields, public swimming pool and tennis courts. Samford, a short drive or cycle is home to excellent sports facilities and a gym, some of the local sports played in and around town include

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, archery and

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. The Pine Rivers Shire Council, before its amalgamation, acquired the former CSIRO land which is on the northern edge of the Village and comprises some 140 ha. The Council is planning a sport and recreation facility that will become a major resource for the residents of Samford Valley and the Moreton Bay region. The possible facilities include open space, camp ground, equestrian, tennis, netball, amphitheater, kiosk, soccer and rugby league and parking.

Climate

Clear Mountain has a sub-tropical climate with hot, sometimes humid summers and mild, dry, sunny winters. Most rain falls during the height of summer, between November and February, whilst summer maximum average temperatures generally linger around 30c, in the summer months there are some extremely hot days, sometimes higher than 40c. Winter temperatures are often around 20-25c during the day, with mild evenings, some cold nights and the very occasional frost in some low areas.

References

External links

* {{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland