Mount Archer is a mountain and a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Archer had a population of 331 people.

Geography

Mount Archer and Somset Dam 2 Queensland

Part of the northern boundary to the east is aligned with Neurum Creek, while in the west it roughly follows the Stanley River. In the northwest of Mount Archer is a section of

Somerset Dam The Somerset Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway across the Stanley River in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset Dam in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland. The main purpose of the dam i ...

. The north-eastern part has some rural residential and farming properties. The south of the locality is mountainous and heavily vegetated with parts protected within

D'Aguilar National Park D'Aguilar National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia. It contains the D'Aguilar Range and is located along the northwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area. The park is traversed by the winding scenic Mount Nebo Road and Mount Glo ...

. This includes the peak of Mount Archer which marks the northern extent of the

D'Aguilar Range The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah lies at the northernmost point of ...

History

The mountain is called ''Buruja'' in the

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

. It means ''

door A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a ''doorway'' or ''portal''. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide securit ...

''. The locality of Mount Archer takes its name from the mountain Mount Archer which in turn is named after three of the pioneer

Archer brothers The Archer brothers were among the earliest European settlers in Queensland, Australia. They were explorers and pastoralists. Seven sons of William Archer, a Scottish timber merchant, they spent varying amounts of time in the colony of New Sout ...

(John, David, and

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) who established the Durundur Station in the area.

Demographics

At the the population of Mount Archer was included in the population statistics for the adjoining locality of Villeneuve, which recorded a population of 449. In the , Mount Archer had a population of 305 people. In the , Mount Archer had a population of 331 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Archer. The nearest primary schools are Kilcoy State School in

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisban ...

to the north-west, Woodford State School in Woodford to the north-east, and

Mount Mee State School Mount Mee is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Mee had a population of 519 people. Geography Mount Mee (also known as Bonnie Knob) is a mountain, located north of the ...

in neighbouring

Mount Mee Mount Mee is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Mee had a population of 519 people. Geography Mount Mee (also known as Bonnie Knob) ...

. The nearest secondary schools are Kilcoy State High School (to Year 12) in Kilcoy and Woodford State School (to Year 10) in Woodford.

References

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Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

Localities in Queensland