Mount Tom is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Tom had a population of 44 people.

Geography

Baffle Creek enters the locality from the north ( Eurimbula) and flows south, forming parts of the south-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the south-east (

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). The locality has the following mountains (from north to south): * Dromedary Mountain () * Mount Tom () * North Gwynne () The land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Mount Tom had a population of 43 people. In the , Mount Tom had a population of 44 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Tom. The nearest government primary schools are Miriam Vale State School in neighbouring

Miriam Vale Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miriam Vale had a population of 493 people. Geography The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, north of Brisbane, the state c ...

to the west, Agnes Water State School in Agnes Water to the north-east, and Lowmead State School in

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to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10),

Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in nor ...

(to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north-east, and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south-east. However, some areas in Mount Tom might be too distant for a daily commute to the schools offering Year 12; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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