Kiels Mountain is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kiels Mountain had a population of 714 people.

Geography

The

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defines the western boundary of the locality. The mountain of the same name is central to the locality () and rises to . Eudlo Creek passes through the southeast tip of Kiels Mountain. Numerous creeks form on the slopes of the mountain, all of which are eventually tributaries of the

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. The land use is principally

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History

The mountain is named after Heinrich "Henry" August Keil, who selected on the eastern slopes in 1880. He was the first settler at Diddillibah, on the north side of Kiels Mountain in 1869. Henry Keil was born 13 July 1838 in Frankenberg,

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, Germany, the eldest son of Heinrich Andreas Keil and Anna Katherina Schwaner. He immigrated to Queensland, arriving in

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28 March 1857 on 'SS Helene'. Henry Keil and his wife Elizabeth were prominent Salvationists during the early growth of the

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on the Sunshine Coast, and were known for their charity to the local Aborigines. Kiel's Mountain State School opened on 23 September 1918 and closed on 15 April 1962. It was at 349-355 Diddillibah Road (north-west corner of Preston Road, ); it is now within the locality boundaries of Diddillibah. The spelling was Anglicised from Keils to Kiels Mountain c1930. On 7 December 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe disappeared while waiting for a bus on Nambour-Connection Rd (Old Bruce Highway), near the Kiel Mountain Road overpass at Woombye. An arrest was made in August 2011 in connection with his death. His remains were discovered near the

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Demographics

In the , Kiels Mountain had a population of 657 people. In the , Kiels Mountain had a population of 664 people. In the , Kiels Mountain had a population of 714 people.

Spiritual retreat

Avatar's Abode is a spiritual retreat dedicated to

Meher Baba Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spirituality, spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following o ...

(1894–1969) who stayed there in 1958. Avatar's Abode is the oldest and longest-running eastern retreat in Queensland. It is at 48 Meher Road at the summit of Kiels Mountain ().

Education

There are no public schools in Kiels Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are in Woombye and Kuluin. The nearest government secondary schools are in

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital ...

and

Maroochydore Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people. The city was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Conno ...

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the locality, including: * Brookfield Court Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Bushbird Court Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Glenfinnan Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Kaalba Court Natural Amenity Reserve () * Kentish Road Reserve () * Kiel Mountain Bushland Conservation Reserve () * Merimist Way Bushland Conservation Reserve ()

References

External links

* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland