• Source: Mount Stuart, Queensland

Mount Stuart is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Stuart had "no people or a very low population".




Geography


The Ross River forms the western boundary of the locality. The Ross River Dam is at the south-west of the locality which forms Lake Ross which is the south-western boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous rising to the peak of Mount Stuart (584 metres) (19.3433°S 146.7805°E / -19.3433; 146.7805 (Mount Stuart)).
Almost all of the locality is within the Mount Stuart Training Area used by the Australian Army; it is nearby to the army's Lavarack Barracks.
Despite the name, the Douglas Water Treatment Plant is within the north-west of the locality of Mount Stuart (19.3324°S 146.7314°E / -19.3324; 146.7314 (Douglas Water Treatment Plant)).




History


The mountain and hence the locality were named after Clarendon Stuart, a surveyor who undertook the first survey of the Town of Bowen in 1861. He also surveyed the first allotments in Townsville in 1865. In 1868 he worked in Gympie as the Gold Commissioner. Then he moved to New South Wales working in the office of the New South Wales Surveyor-General in 1884. From 1887 to his retirement in 1892, he was a clerk and schoolmaster at Bathurst Gaol. He was also a well-respected amateur artist who held several exhibitions. He died in Sydney in 1912.




Demographics


In the 2016 census, Mount Stuart had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Mount Stuart "no people or a very low population".




Education


There are no schools in Mount Stuart. The nearest government primary schools are Weir State School in Thuringowa Central to the north and Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Thuringowa State High School in neighbouring Condon to the north-west and William Ross State High School in Annandale to the north-east.




Attractions


Mount Stuart Lookout is at the top of the mountain (19.3432°S 146.7810°E / -19.3432; 146.7810 (Mount Sttuart Lookout)) with views over the Townsville area. It is accessed via Mount Stuart Road which commences at Stuart Drive in neighbouring Roseneath (19.3609°S 146.8372°E / -19.3609; 146.8372 (Lookout access point)). Telecommunication towers are located at the lookout.
The Townsville City Council operates tours of the Douglas Water Treatment Plant.




References

• Source: Mount Stuart (Queensland)

Mount Stuart is a mountain in the locality of Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It overlooks Townsville with an elevation of 584 metres.
It was named for Clarendon Stuart (1833–1912), from 1859 Townsville's first district surveyor.
Mount Stuart is used for commercial and ABC Queensland television transmission, it was also used as a Bureau of Meteorology radar station until late 2011, where it was moved to Hervey Range.
Mount Stuart overlooks Townsville's Lavarack Barracks, a major military base, which is home to the 3rd Brigade of the Australian Army.
Mount Stuart is a popular outdoor recreational area, including trail running, mountain biking and rock climbing. The lookout at the top can be accessed via Mount Stuart Road from Stuart Drive in Roseneath.




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