Rosemount is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rosemount had a population of 1,851 people.

Geography

Rosemount is located immediately east of

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital ...

, bordered on its north, east and south by the Petrie and Paynter Creeks. It extends from west of the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

Bli Bli Bli Bli ( ) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Bli Bli had a population of 10,138 people. Geography A few kilometres inland from the ...

, about east. Upper Rosemount Road roughly follows the ridge of the Rosemount Spur, which is a watershed for both the creeks. 'Rosemount' was an early cane farm on Petrie Creek. Rosemount covers an area of about . Rosemount varies in elevation up to above sea level. As Rosemount is positioned between the major urban centres of

and

Maroochydore Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the urban area of Maroochydore had a population of 63,673 people. The city was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Conno ...

it has attracted some highly priced rural and residential developments. Most, however, are in a more modest range.

History

In the 1880s, farm selections were taken up, almost all for cane-growing. Rosemount Provisional opened on 7 April 1886. On 1 January 1909, it became Rosemount State School. It closed on 16 September 1946. It was on the southern side of Upper Rosemount Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Rosemount had a population of 1,585 people. In the , Rosemount had a population of 1,851 people.

Education

There are no school in Rosemount. The nearest government primary schools are the junior campus of Nambour State College in neighbouring

to the west and Bli Bli State School in neighbouring

to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are the senior campus of Nambour State College in Nambour and

Maroochydore State High School Maroochydore State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is a co-educational, state secondary school located on the Sunshine Coast in the town of Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. It has grown from an enrolment of 200 students in its ...

to the south-east.

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* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland