Mount Delaney
locality in Queensland, Australia
Mount Delaney is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Delaney had a population of 80 people.
Geography
Mount Delaney is a mountain (27.0108°S 152.7044°E / -27.0108; 152.7044 (Mount Delaney)) 377 metres (1,237 ft) above sea level.
The west of the locality of Mount Delaney rises in elevation along the D'Aguilar Range. In this area is a section of the D'Aguilar National Park, Mount Mee State Forest and the summit of Mount Delaney. Delaneys Creek winds across the locality from east to west towards Nuerum Creek and feeding into the Stanley River catchment and Somerset Dam. Nuerum Creeks forms part of the western boundary.
History
The mountain and the locality which takes its name were named after a pioneer called Delaney, either a selector or a gold prospector.
Mount Delaney State School opened on 1 June 1933 and closed on 7 August 1936.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Mount Delaney had a population of 59 people.
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