Mount Moffatt
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| Mount Moffatt Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Moffatt | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°09′44″S 147°51′58″E / 25.1622°S 147.8661°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00660/km (0.0171/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4465 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,120.0 km (818.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Moffatt is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.
Mount Moffatt's postcode is 4465.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Chesterton Range, to the north and north-east by the Great Dividing Range, and to the east by the Merivale River.
The terrain is quite mountainous with the following named features (from north to south);
- Mount Rugged (24°54′00″S 147°59′55″E / 24.9000°S 147.9985°E) 1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
- Gee Gee Gap (24°55′11″S 147°53′44″E / 24.9198°S 147.8955°E)
- Mount Campbell (25°00′24″S 147°47′38″E / 25.0066°S 147.7939°E) 949 metres (3,114 ft)
- Mount Moffatt (25°03′28″S 148°02′39″E / 25.0578°S 148.0442°E) 1,097 metres (3,599 ft)
- The Observatory (25°04′05″S 147°59′00″E / 25.0680°S 147.9832°E)
- Rough Mountain (25°05′47″S 147°48′20″E / 25.0963°S 147.8055°E)
- Mount Macleay (25°07′22″S 147°58′30″E / 25.1229°S 147.9751°E) 870 metres (2,850 ft)
- Mount Judy (25°09′39″S 147°45′01″E / 25.1607°S 147.7502°E) 833 metres (2,733 ft)
- Mount Misery (25°13′02″S 147°42′53″E / 25.2173°S 147.7148°E) 903 metres (2,963 ft)
- Mount Clift (25°16′56″S 147°38′24″E / 25.2822°S 147.6400°E) 842 metres (2,762 ft)
- Mount Ogilby (25°17′11″S 147°54′36″E / 25.2863°S 147.9100°E) 984 metres (3,228 ft)
- Ogilby Knob (25°17′55″S 147°53′53″E / 25.2987°S 147.8980°E)
- Mount Eddystone (25°18′08″S 147°49′47″E / 25.3021°S 147.8297°E) 890 metres (2,920 ft)
The Maranoa River rises in the locality with the west branch rising in the north of the locality (24°56′31″S 148°01′54″E / 24.94185°S 148.03174°E) and the east branch rising in the north-east of the locality (25°01′14″S 148°05′25″E / 25.02058°S 148.09040°E). The two branches of the river flow south with their confluence in the south of the locality (25°17′18″S 147°46′01″E / 25.28844°S 147.76686°E).
There are a number of protected areas within the locality:
- part of the Carnarvon National Park is in the north of the locality
- the McLeay State Forest is in the east of the locality
- the Forfar State Forest is in the south-east of the locality
- part of the Attica State Forest is in the south-west of the locality
Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality was initially called Mount Moffat, but changed to Mount Moffatt on 18 October 2002. It is presumably named after the mountain Mount Moffatt within the locality.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Moffatt had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.
Education
There are no schools in Mount Moffatt nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Moffatt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Moffatt". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Mount Moffatt – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Rugged – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 29276)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Campbell – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 5989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Moffatt – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 22426)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Observatory – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 34045)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rough Mountain – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 29147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Macleay – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 20490)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Judy – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 17415)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Misery – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 22290)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Clift – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 7435)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Ogilby – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 25238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Ogilby Knob – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 25237)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Eddystone – mountain in Maranoa Region (entry 11163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Moffatt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
