Mount Walker, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Walker Queensland
Mount Walker viewed from Rosewood Warrill View Road, 2015
Mount Walker Location in Queensland
Population	134 (2016 census)
• Density	4.012/km2 (10.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	37.0 km (23 mi) SW of Ipswich CBD 42.9 km (27 mi) NNW of Boonah 73.3 km (46 mi) NW of Beaudesert 76.1 km (47 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Mount Walker: Lower Mount Walker Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes Mount Walker West Mount Walker Coleyville Rosevale Rosevale Coleyville

Mount Walker is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Walker had a population of 134 people.

History

Farm at Mount Walker, circa 1907

Mount Walker Public Cemetery, 2005

The mountain was originally called Mount Forbes by John Oxley in honour of Sir Francis Forbes, the Chief Justice of New South Wales. However, it was later acquired the name Mount Walker. The origins of the name Walker are believed to be a shepherd of that name from the Franklyn Vale pastoral station. The locality takes its name from the mountain.

The Mount Walker State School opened on 15 April 1878. It closed in December 1967.

Mount Walker Post Office opened on 1 October 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1874) and closed in 1957.

The historic Mount Walker Public Cemetery is located at 1744-1752 Rosewood-Warrill View Road (27°46′44″S 152°32′08″E / 27.7788°S 152.5356°E / -27.7788; 152.5356 (Mount Walker Public Cemetery)).

Amenities

Church of Christ, Mount Walker, 2005

The Mount Walker Church of Christ is located at 10 Hinrichsen Road, just off the Rosewood-Warrill View Road (27°46′22″S 152°32′15″E / 27.7729°S 152.5374°E / -27.7729; 152.5374 (Mount Walker Church of Christ)); weekly Sunday services are held at the church. The church opened in 1884 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2009.

Education

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