Wights Mountain, Queensland facts for kids
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 Wights Mountain
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 793 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 87.1/km2 (226/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4520 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Wights Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wights Mountain had a population of 793 people.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Wights Mountain recorded a population of 725 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Wights Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 75.2% of people living in Wights Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Canada 1.2%, United States of America 1.1%, Switzerland 1.1%. 93.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.8% German, 0.6% Hindi, 0.4% French, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Italian.
Education
Samford Valley Steiner School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Narrawa Drive (27°23′33″S 152°51′30″E / 27.3924°S 152.8583°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 339 students with 29 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).
