Mount Forbes, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Forbes City of Ipswich, Queensland
Opening of the Mount Forbes Methodist Church, 1911
Mount Forbes Location in Queensland
Population	263 (2016 census)
• Density	6.641/km2 (17.20/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	26.6 km (17 mi) SW of Ipswich 43.7 km (27 mi) N of Boonah 64.4 km (40 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD 71.0 km (44 mi) NW of Beaudesert
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright Blair
Suburbs around Mount Forbes: Lower Mount Walker Ebenezer Willowbank Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes Mutdapilly Mount Walker Coleyville Mutdapilly

Mount Forbes is a rural locality split between the City of Ipswich and the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Forbes had a population of 263 people.

History

Francis Forbes

John Oxley chose the name Mount Forbes in 1824, after Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841) the then Chief Justice of New South Wales.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Forbes. The nearest government primary schools are Mutdapilly State School in neighbouring Mutdapilly to the south-east and Rosewood State School in Rosewood to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north.