Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region)

This article is about the locality in the Mackay Region. For the rural town on the Darling Downs, see Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region). For other uses, see Greenmount.

Greenmount is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.^[1]

Greenmount Queensland
Greenmount
Coordinates	21.1822°S 149.0327°E / -21.1822; 149.0327
Population	488 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	27.42/km2 (71.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4751
Area	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Greenmount: Pleystowe Pleystowe Walkerston Marian Greenmount Palmyra Victoria Plains Palmyra Palmyra

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Greenmount had a population of 473 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Greenmount had a population of 488 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

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

• Greenmount Road: Greenmount Homestead^[6]

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.^[7]