• Source: Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region)
  • Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.


    History


    In 1861 John Mackay (the first British person to explore Mackay area and after whom the city is named) leased a pastoral run which he called Greenmount. In order to meet the government's requirement that the run have stock on it within nine months, he entered into a partnership with James Starr, a squatter from the New England district, and 1200 cattle were on the run by January 1862. However, Starr became insolvent and there was a forced sale of the property in 1863, ending Mackay's association with the Mackay area.


    Demographics


    In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.
    In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.


    Heritage listings


    Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

    Greenmount Road: Greenmount Homestead


    Education


    There are no schools in Greenmount. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Walkerston. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in South Mackay.


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