Mount Britton, Queensland

Mount Britton is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains the abandoned gold rush town of Mount Britton in the former Nebo Shire. In the, Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.
The Mount Britton area was part of the traditional lands occupied by the Wiri Aboriginal people. Native title was first applied for in 2006 and legally recognised on 31 July 2019.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks :

The Stalk
Sydney Heads
The Marling Spikes
Mount Seaview
Mount Britton
Mount Adder
Boundary Gap Mountain

Dullawunna is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality.

History

The township began in 1881 with the discovery of a gold field and, at its height, had a population of 1500 inhabitants.
Mount Britten Post Office opened on 1 June 1881 and closed in 1912. Mount Britten Provisional School opened and closed in 1906.
After alluvial and shallow reef gold diminished by the late 1880s, the town experienced a decline and was eventually abandoned.
The former township is now a historical site at the end of Mount Britton Road.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Mount Britton and the surrounding area had a population of 255 people.
In the, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 9 people.
In the, the locality of Mount Britton had a population of 4 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Britton. The nearest government primary school is Nebo State School in neighbouring Nebo to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools; distance education or boarding schools are the alternatives.