19-518: Download coordinates as: Mount Crosby is a semi-rural outer western locality in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Mount Crosby had a population of 1,860 people. The locality of Mount Crosby is bounded to the south-west and south by the Brisbane River (known by locals as the "Devil's elbow"), to the south-east by Mount Crosby Road and a second section of
38-497: A full post office in about 1924. In May 1881, tenders were called for the erection of a provisional school in Lower Kholo (now Mount Crosby). Mount Crosby Provisional School opened on 30 January 1882 with 22 pupils under teacher Arthur Leigh. It closed on 31 December 1892, but soon reopened on 11 September 1893 as Mount Crosby State School under head teacher Samuel Rea. This original school was located at 655 Mount Crosby Road and
57-614: A low-level bridge. The Jagera Aboriginal people inhabited areas in Mount Crosby and they had ceremonial grounds on the slopes of Mount Elphinstone and at Bellbowrie . John Oxley explored the Brisbane River in September 1824. He and Lieutenant Butler climbed the mountain (now known as Mount Crosby) naming it Belle Vue Mountain. The origin of the current name is uncertain, but there are two theories. The first theory
76-469: A number of parks in the locality, including: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
95-729: Is an SES Unit at 24 Stumers Road ( 27°32′16″S 152°48′03″E / 27.5379°S 152.8008°E / -27.5379; 152.8008 ( SES Unit ) ). Mount Crosby is serviced by a fortnightly visit of the Brisbane City Council 's mobile library service outside the Mount Crosby State School on Mountt Crosby Road. Mount Crosby Bowls Club is at 770 Mount Crosby Road ( 27°32′17″S 152°48′13″E / 27.5380°S 152.8037°E / -27.5380; 152.8037 ( Mount Crosby Bowls Club ) ). Mount Crosby Post Office
114-599: Is at 659 Mount Crosby Road, part of the general store ( 27°32′26″S 152°48′19″E / 27.5406°S 152.8054°E / -27.5406; 152.8054 ( Mount Crosby Post Office ) ). Tyamolum Scout Park and Camping Ground is at 31 Bunya Street ( 27°31′33″S 152°50′34″E / 27.5257°S 152.8428°E / -27.5257; 152.8428 ( Tyamolum Scout Park ) ). It has one building providing bunk-house style accommodation with kitchen, dining and uni-sex bathroom facilities. It also provides several areas for tent camping There are
133-512: Is now heritage-listed. The Mount Crosby Pumping Station and the first Mount Crosby weir opened in 1892 to supply water to Brisbane. A small village was established to accommodate the workers, consisting of 60 cottages and other facilities such as a church/hall, store, and bowls club. A tramway was built from Tivoli to convey coal from the Ipswich Coalfield to the station. In the early 1940s, about 40 acres (16 ha) of land
152-595: Is that first farmers to take up land in the area came from Crosbie-on-Eden on the England-Scotland border and they named the mountain Mount Crosbie. The second theory is that a gold prospector George Crosby worked here in the early days. In 1824, Allan Cunningham explored a shallow part of the Brisbane River ( 27°33′23″S 152°48′13″E / 27.5564°S 152.8036°E / -27.5564; 152.8036 ( Colleges Crossing ) ) at
171-581: The City of Ipswich to become part of the City of Brisbane in 2000. In the 2011 census , the population of Mount Crosby was 1,728, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Mount Crosby population was 37 years of age. 74.2% of people living in Mount Crosby were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, South Africa 3.2%, New Zealand 2.9%, United States of America 0.9%, Germany 0.8%. 90.5% of people spoke only English at home;
190-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
209-478: The Brisbane River, and to the north by Lake Manchester Road and Swensons Road. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD . Mount Crosby has the following mountains: Colleges Crossing ( 27°33′23″S 152°48′13″E / 27.5564°S 152.8036°E / -27.5564; 152.8036 ( Colleges Crossing ) ) is a historic ford on the Brisbane River, now replaced by
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#1732791726977228-546: The eastern side of Mount Crosby Road in neighbouring Karana Downs ( 27°33′03″S 152°48′26″E / 27.550919°S 152.807199°E / -27.550919; 152.807199 ( Mount Crosby State School ) ). The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall in Ipswich to the south-west. The locality has a major role in the supply of water to Brisbane, including: There
247-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
266-577: The next most common languages were 0.8% German, 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.5% Russian, 0.3% Persian (excluding Dari), 0.3% Mandarin. In the 2016 census , the population of Mount Crosby was 1,832, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Mount Crosby population was 39 years of age. 72.9% of people living in Mount Crosby were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, South Africa 3.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 1.1%, United States of America 0.7%. 90.6% of people spoke only English at home;
285-401: The next most common languages were Afrikaans 1.1%, German 1%, Mandarin 0.8%, Dutch 0.4%, Persian (excluding Dari) 0.4%. In the 2021 census , Mount Crosby had a population of 1,860 people. Mount Crosby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Mount Crosby. Despite the name, Mount Crosby State School is a government co-education primary (P-6) school located on
304-608: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
323-485: The south-eastern corner of the present-day locality of Mount Crosby. This ford was later named Colleges Crossing after farmer George College or Colledge (his name was spelled with both variants) who immigrated to Brisbane on the ship Artemisia in 1849 and acquired land in the area circa 1852. The Crosby postal receiving office opened on 1 January 1882; it was renamed Mount Crosby receiving office in June 1917. It became
342-585: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
361-617: Was sold to Scouts Australia . This was developed as the Tyamolum Scout Camp . On 13 May 1948, Queensland Premier Ned Hanlon officially opened the first section of the Mount Crosby East Bank Water Treatment Plant. The Autism Therapy & Education Centre opened on 1 March 1985 and closed on 5 June 2003. It was a school and therapy centre for children with autism . Kholo , Mount Crosby and Karana Downs were transferred from
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