Mount Martin is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.

Geography

The predominant land use is growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

with some

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation. There is a network of

cane tramways The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line. In 2013, it claimed to be the second largest narrow gauge network in the world. The network consists of the following lines: *the N ...

to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills for processing.

History

Mount Martin Provisional School opened in May 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Martin State School. It closed on 31 December 1961.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 306 people. In the , the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 186 people. In the , the locality of Mount Martin had a population of 191 people.

Heritage listings

Mount Martin has a number of

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sites, including: * Mirani-Mount Ossa Road: Mount Martin Cane Lift

Education

There are no schools in Mount Martin. The nearest primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the south-east and Gargett State School in Gargett to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani.

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