Mount Whitestone, Queensland
| Mount Whitestone Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Mount Whitestone Non-denominational Church, 2014 | |||||||||||||
  Mount Whitestone | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°40′44″S 152°9′5″E / 27.67889°S 152.15139°ECoordinates: 27°40′44″S 152°9′5″E / 27.67889°S 152.15139°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 211 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4347 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||
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Mount Whitestone is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Mount Whitestone and surrounds recorded a population of 211.[1]
In the south elevations rise to around 690 metres above sea level near Paradise Mountain. The summit of Mount Whitestone itself is centrally located and reaches 530 m. To the north of the peak Paradise Creek joins Ma Ma Creek. Both of these waterways drain valleys extending southwards on either side of Mount Whitestone.
Mount Whitestone State School was established in 1886.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Whitestone (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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