Mount Tully, Queensland

Mount Tully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.

Geography

The terrain is mountainous and most of the land use occurs in the flatter valleys. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000. It presumably takes its name from some local mountain peak, but no mountain of that name is current officially gazetted. However, there are historic mentions of that mountain in the area.
Mount Tully State School opened in 1921 under head teacher Ernest L. Schoch. It closed circa 1943. It was on the eastern side of Mount Tully Road.

Demographics

In the, Mount Tully had a population of 121 people.
In the, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Tully. The nearest government primary schools are Severnlea State School in neighbouring Severnlea to the north-west and Stanthorpe State School in neighbouring Stanthorpe to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, also in Stanthorpe.