Mount Urah is a rural
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in the
Fraser Coast Region
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, Australia.
In the , Mount Urah had a population of 49 people.
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Geography
The '' Mary River'' forms most of the eastern boundary, while ''Ooramera Creek'' forms the north-eastern boundary as it flows to join the ''Mary''.grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
The locality takes its name from the mountain in the west of the locality. The mountain takes its name from the Kabi language
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word ''euro'' meaning a species of scrub vine or ''yurru'' meaning ''Flagellaria indica
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Mount Uruah Provisional School opened on 31 October 1909. In 1913, the name was changed to Mount Urah and it became Mount Urah State School. It closed in early 1921 due to low student numbers, but reopened shortly after as a half-time school in conjunction with Deborah State School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher).]
Demographics
In the , Mount Urah had a population of 21 people.
Education
There are no schools in Mount Urah. The nearest government primary school is Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the east and Tiaro State School in Tiaro
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Geography
The town is on the Mary River (Queensland), ...
to the north-east.James Nash State High School
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in Gympie
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to the south. However, some parts of Mount Urah are quite distant from these two schools with alternatives being distance education
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and boarding schools.
References
Further reading
* — includes Deborah State School, Gootchie State School, Mount Urah State School
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