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Camp Mountain, Queensland

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Population
  
1,258 (2011 census)

State electorate(s)
  
Ferny Grove

Postal code
  
4520

Lga
  
Moreton Bay Region

Postcode(s)
  
4520

Camp Mountain
  
Ferny Hills

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:43 PM

Federal division
  
Division of Dickson

Camp Mountain, Queensland

Location
  
20 km (12 mi) from Brisbane

Weather
  
21°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 68% Humidity

Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is near Samford, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of the Brisbane central business district. Parts of it are within the Brisbane Forest Park and a lookout and recreation area is accessible off Mount Nebo Road.

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Map of Camp Mountain QLD 4520, Australia

Until 1955 the train line to Dayboro traversed the area and in 1947 was the location of Queensland's worst railway accident.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people, 51% female and 49% male. The median age of the Camp Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.7% of people living in Camp Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1%, Italy 0.9%, South Africa 0.6%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Hungarian.

Heritage listings

Camp Mountain has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 20 Upper Camp Mountain Road: Selector's Hut
  • References

    Camp Mountain, Queensland Wikipedia