Camp Mountain, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Camp Mountain Queensland
View of Brisbane city from Camp Mountain
Camp Mountain Location in Queensland
Population	1,416 (2016 census)
• Density	87.41/km2 (226.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4520
Area	16.2 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	3.5 km (2 mi) SW of Samford Village 22.2 km (14 mi) SW of Strathpine 23.2 km (14 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)	Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Camp Mountain: Samford Valley Samford Village Samford Valley Wights Mountain Camp Mountain Ferny Hills Jollys Lookout Enoggera Reservoir Upper Kedron

Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.

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

Education

There are no schools is Camp Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are Samford State School in neighbouring Samford Village to the north, Patrick Road State School in neighbouring Ferny Hills to the east, and Ferny Grove State School in Ferny Grove to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the east.

The Samford Ecological Research Facility is a 51-hectare (130-acre) parcel of land bequeathed by Elizabeth Nesta Marks to the Queensland University of Technology as a teaching and research facility for biodiversity and conservation, urban development, and agriculture. It is at 148 Camp Mountain Road (27°23′17″S 152°52′42″E / 27.3880°S 152.8784°E / -27.3880; 152.8784 (Samford Ecological Research Facility)).

Images for kids

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  Rescuers inspect the wreckage of the Camp Mountain train disaster.

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  Selector's Hut, 2007

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  Camp Mountain — looking towards the Glass House Mountains