Mount Mee, Queensland
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| Mount Mee Queensland |
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| Population: | 399[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4521 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 501 m (1,644 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Moreton Bay Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Nanango | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fisher | ||||||||||||
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Mount Mee (sometimes referred to as Mt Mee) is a suburb in Queensland, Australia, located north of the town of Dayboro. Mount Mee State School, a government primary school that was founded in 1899[2], is located within the suburb[3].
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[edit] History
The area around Mount Mee was known to the indigenous inhabitants of the area as Dahmongah, a word meaning "flying squirrel". The European name "Mount Mee" is possibly derived from another local word mia-mia, meaning "lookout", but this name was not formalised until the establishment of the school in 1899.[2]
Settlers began arriving in the area around Mount Mee, with many of the first settlers being timber-getters attracted by the red cedar timber that was readily available in the area. Initially, timber cut down in the area was exported to the nearby towns of Caboolture, D'Aguilar and Woodford, but a sawmill was eventually built in the fledgling town. Over time, agriculture became important to the economy of the area, with dairy farms and banana plantations being particularly important.[2]
Mount Mee was initially governed as a part of the Caboolture Divisional Board, but was rolled into the new Moreton Bay Regional Council when that entity was amalgamated with Pine Rivers Shire and Redcliffe City in 2008[4].
[edit] Demographics
At the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 399 persons, living in 142 inhabited dwellings, all of which were detached houses. The median age of the population was 40 years, 1% of the population spoke Slovene at home, and the median weekly household income was $793. 80.5% of the population was born in Australia, with the remainder coming from England (6.8%), Germany (1.3%), Venezuela (1.3%), Scotland (1%) and Slovenia (1%). Anglicans (21.6%) make up the largest single religious group in Mount Mee, followed by Catholics (15.8%) and Uniting Church (11.8%). 19.8% of people stated that they had no religion, according to the census.[1].
[edit] State Forest and Forest Reserve
Mount Mee State Forest and Forest Reserve is a nature preserve located in Mount Mee. It features eucalyptus forests, small sections of rainforest, and plantations of Hoop Pine[5]. They ajoin the Brisbane Forest Park. The park features six different walking tracks, two picnic grounds, a camping ground, and numerous tracks for offroad driving[6].
[edit] External links
- Mount Mee, Queensland is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Mount Mee (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b c Caboolture Town History. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Mount Mee State School. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Amalgamations to cut half Qld's local councils", ABC News, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Mount Mee State Forest and Forest Reserve. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Mount Mee State Forest and Forest Reserve. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
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