Mount Macarthur is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Macarthur had a population of 31 people.

Geography

Mount Macarthur has the following mountains (from north to south): * Scotts Peak () * Ropers Peak () * Mount Macarthur () * Malvern Hill () * Mount Lowe () The land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with some crop growing.

History

The mountain was named by explorer

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on 27 January 1845, after botanist and farmer

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of Camden, New South Wales. Leichhart also named Ropers Peak after fellow explorer John Roper and Scotts Peak after pastoralist Helenus Scott from Glendon in the

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, who had provided support for Leichhardt's expedition.

Demographics

In the , Mount Macarthur had a population of 16 people. In the , Mount Macarthur had a population of 31 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Macarthur. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Capella State School and Capella State High School, both in

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to the south-west.

References

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