Mothar Mountain

Mothar Mountain is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.

Geography

The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park.
Mothar Mountain has the following mountains:

Mount Mothar
Mount Boulder
History

Mothar Mountain rock pools were used by for the initiation of Kabi Kabi boys.
Mothar Mountain Provisional School opened in July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970. It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall. The school building is no longer extant.
The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957.

Demographics

In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.
In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.

Heritage listings

Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.

Education

There are no schools in Mothar Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are:

Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the north-west
One Mile State School in Gympie to the north-west
Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the north
Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the south-east

The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the south-east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-east.

Amenities

Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road.

Attractions

The Mothar Mountain rock pools are on the southern side of Hill Road within the Woondum National Park. There are day use facilities and two walking tracks through the national park.