Rosemount, Queensland

Rosemount is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rosemount had a population of 1585 people.[1]

Rosemount
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Rosemount is located in Queensland
Rosemount
Rosemount
Coordinates26.6233°S 153.0011°E / -26.6233; 153.0011
Population1,585 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density121.9/km2 (315.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4560
Area13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location103 km (64 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Rosemount:
Nambour Bli Bli Bli Bli
Nambour Rosemount Bli Bli
Woombye Diddillibah Diddillibah

Geography

Rosemount is located immediately east of Nambour, bordered on its north, east and south by the Petrie and Paynter Creeks.[3] It extends from west of the Bruce Highway to Bli Bli, about 6 km (3.7 mi) east.

Upper Rosemount Road roughly follows the ridge of the Rosemount Spur, which is a watershed for both the creeks. 'Rosemount' was an early cane farm on Petrie Creek. Rosemount covers an area of about 1,160 hectares (2,900 acres). Rosemount varies in elevation up to 130 m (430 ft) above sea level.

As Rosemount is positioned between the major urban centres of Nambour and Maroochydore it has attracted some highly priced rural and residential developments. Most, however, are in a more modest range.

History

In the 1880s farm selections were taken up, almost all for cane-growing.

Rosemount Provisional opened on 7 April 1886. On 1 January 1909 it became Rosemount State School. It closed on 16 September 1946.[4][5] It was also known as Sylvania School.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosemount (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Rosemount – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Google (13 August 2019). "Rosemount, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Agency ID 8830, Rosermount State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  • "Rosemount". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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