Mount Stanley is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range. Mount Stanley has the following mountains: * Mount Gibbarnee () above sea level in the north-east of the locality. * Mount Stanley () in the south-east of the locality. The east branch of

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley. Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of

Colinton Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-w ...

which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley". Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers (

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, Charles and Robert) in 1841. On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.

Demographics

In the , Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people. In the , Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in

Nanango Nanango is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the ...

to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in

Imbil Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the st ...

to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east.

References

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