Mount Perry, Queensland
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Mount Perry Queensland |
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 Mount Perry
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| Coordinates | 25°12′0″S 151°39′0″E / 25.20000°S 151.65000°ECoordinates: 25°12′0″S 151°39′0″E / 25.20000°S 151.65000°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 480 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4671 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Mount Perry is a small town and locality in the North Burnett Region in southeastern Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Mount Perry had a population of 480 people.
Mount Perry is about 365 kilometres (227 mi) northwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Bundaberg. The town is nestled in a valley near Mount Perry, the area's highest mountain.
Mount Perry Post Office opened on 26 July 1871. It was known as Tenninering between 1882 and 1884.
Mount Perry was connected by a railway line to Bundaberg from 1884 until 1960.
At the 2006 census, Mount Perry and the surrounding area had a population of 431.
Gold mining continues to be an important industry in the area, especially Solomon Gold, a company that operates in the town, while the popular Mount Perry Races remains a fixture on the calendars of many people in the area.
Mount Perry has a public library, art gallery and a bicentennial museum. There is just one general store, one petrol station, one post office (with bank agency), one primary school, two motels and one golf course.
Mount Perry has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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