Mount Stanley, Queensland

Mount Stanley is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane Range.
Mount Stanley has the following mountains:

Mount Gibbarnee above sea level in the north-east of the locality.
Mount Stanley in the south-east of the locality.

The east branch of Brisbane River flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley.
Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of Colinton which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley". Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers in 1841.
On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.

Demographics

In the, Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.
In the, Mount Stanley had a population of 11 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest government primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley State College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Nanango State High School in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south, and Mary Valley State College in Imbil to the north-east.