Mount Nebo is a rural

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in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Mount Nebo had a population of 424 people.

Geography

Mount Nebo is a

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approximately North West of the

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

suburb of

The Gap The Gap may refer to: Places Australia * The Gap, New South Wales, a locality near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales * The Gap, Northern Territory, a suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory * The Gap, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland ...

, Australia. It is part of the

D'Aguilar Range The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Mooloolah lies at the northernmost point of ...

which includes other mountains such as Mount Pleasant,

Mount Glorious Mount Glorious is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Glorious had a population of 296 people. Geography Mount Glorious is a mountain which is part of the D'Aguilar Range and is a suburb in Moreton ...

and Mount Mee. The mountain is the source of

Enoggera Creek Enoggera Creek is a creek which flows through the City of Brisbane in South-East Queensland, Australia. Geography Enoggera Creek rises in the suburb of Enoggera Reservoir on the D'Aguilar Range and flows into the Brisbane River (becoming ...

History

The locality of Mount Nebo is named after the mountain on which it is located. European settlement began in 1919 with the subdivision of the Highlands Estate into smaller blocks for soldiers returning from World War I. For a number of years the community belonged to the

Shire of Esk The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Ri ...

, but between 1932 and 1936 a redrawing of the boundaries brought Mount Nebo into the

Shire of Pine Rivers The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it ...

. The 2008 amalgamation of local councils means it now falls within the

. Mount Nebo opened in 16 February 1931. The school had a number of temporary closures from 31 December 1934 to 11 April 1939, from 30 September 1940 to 23 October 1940, 18 August 1941 to 19 August 1946 and 5 November 1948 to 21 June 1954. In the , Mount Nebo recorded a population of 433 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Mount Nebo population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37. 76.6% of people living in Mount Nebo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 11.1%, New Zealand 3.5%, France 1.4%, South Africa 1.2%, United States of America 1.2%. 94.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% French, 1.2% Dhivehi, 0.7% German, 0.7% Hebrew. The most common religious affiliation was "No Religion" (49.0%); the next most common responses were Catholic 14.3%, Anglican 8.5%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Buddhism 3.5%. In the , Mount Nebo had a population of 424 people.

Amenities

The

Moreton Bay Regional Council The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shir ...

operates a

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service which visits the Mount Nebo Rural Fire Shed on Mount Nebo Rd.

Education

Mount Nebo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mount Nebo Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 30 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

References

External links

{{Moreton Bay Region Nebo Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Localities in Queensland