Mount Whitestone is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...

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, Australia. In the , Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 people.

Geography

In the south elevations rise to around above sea level near Paradise Mountain. The summit of Mount Whitestone itself is centrally located and reaches . To the north of the peak Paradise Creek joins Ma Ma Creek. Both of these waterways drain valleys extending southwards on either side of Mount Whitestone. The

Gatton–Clifton Road Gatton–Clifton Road is a continuous road route in the Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is signed as State Route 80. Gatton–Clifton Road (number 313) is a state-controlled road, part regiona ...

( State Route 80) passes through from north to south-west. The Tenthill Conservation Park is in the east of the locality.

History

Mount Whitestone Provisional School was established on 22 March 1886. It became Mount Whitestone State School on 1 January 1909. Mount Whitestone Church of Christ officially opened on Wednesday 16 August 1899. Spring Park Provisional School opened in 1918. Circa 1927, it became Spring Park State School. It closed in 1928.

Demographics

At the , Mount Whitestone and surrounds recorded a population of 211. In the , Mount Whitestone had a population of 154 people. In the , Mount Whitestone had a population of 129 people.

Education

Mount Whitestone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1313 Gatton-Clifton Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Mount Whitestone, the nearest are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights,

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland