Mount Tully Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°44′07″S 151°56′45″E / 28.7352°S 151.9458°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 117 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4380 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 966 m (3,169 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Tully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.[3]
The terrain is mountainous and most of the land use occurs in the flatter valleys.[4] The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture.[4]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000.[2] 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.[5]
Mount Tully State School opened on 1921 under head teacher Ernest L. Schoch.[6][7] It closed circa 1943.[8][9] It was on the eastern side of Mount Tully Road (approx 28°42′52″S 151°57′27″E / 28.71448°S 151.95737°E).[10][11][4]
In the 2016 census, Mount Tully had a population of 121 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Mount Tully had a population of 117 people.[3]
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.[13]