Mount Moffatt Queensland
Mount Moffatt
Coordinates	25°09′44″S 147°51′58″E / 25.1622°S 147.8661°E / -25.1622; 147.8661 (Mount Moffatt (centre of locality))
Population	14 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	4465[2]
Area	2,120.0 km2 (818.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Moffatt: Upper Warrego Carnarvon Park Rewan Upper Warrego Mount Moffatt Carnarvon Park Upper Warrego Womblebank Mount Howe

Mount Moffatt is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.^[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.^[4]

Mount Moffatt's postcode is 4465.^[2]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Chesterton Range, to the north and north-east by the Great Dividing Range, and to the east by the Merivale River.^[5]

The terrain is quite mountainous with the following named features (from north to south);

• Mount Rugged (24°54′00″S 147°59′55″E / 24.9000°S 147.9985°E / -24.9000; 147.9985 (Mount Rugged)) 1,130 metres (3,710 ft)^[6][7]
• Gee Gee Gap (24°55′11″S 147°53′44″E / 24.9198°S 147.8955°E / -24.9198; 147.8955 (Gee Gee Gap))^[6]
• Mount Campbell (25°00′24″S 147°47′38″E / 25.0066°S 147.7939°E / -25.0066; 147.7939 (Mount Campbell)) 949 metres (3,114 ft)^[6][8]
• Mount Moffatt (25°03′28″S 148°02′39″E / 25.0578°S 148.0442°E / -25.0578; 148.0442 (Mount Moffatt)) 1,097 metres (3,599 ft)^[6][9]
• The Observatory (25°04′05″S 147°59′00″E / 25.0680°S 147.9832°E / -25.0680; 147.9832 (The Observatory))^[6][10]
• Rough Mountain (25°05′47″S 147°48′20″E / 25.0963°S 147.8055°E / -25.0963; 147.8055 (Rough Mountain))^[6][11]
• Mount Macleay (25°07′22″S 147°58′30″E / 25.1229°S 147.9751°E / -25.1229; 147.9751 (Mount Macleay)) 870 metres (2,850 ft)^[6][12]
• Mount Judy (25°09′39″S 147°45′01″E / 25.1607°S 147.7502°E / -25.1607; 147.7502 (Mount Judy)) 833 metres (2,733 ft)^[6][13]
• Mount Misery (25°13′02″S 147°42′53″E / 25.2173°S 147.7148°E / -25.2173; 147.7148 (Mount Misery)) 903 metres (2,963 ft)^[6][14]
• Mount Clift (25°16′56″S 147°38′24″E / 25.2822°S 147.6400°E / -25.2822; 147.6400 (Mount Clift)) 842 metres (2,762 ft)^[6][15]
• Mount Ogilby (25°17′11″S 147°54′36″E / 25.2863°S 147.9100°E / -25.2863; 147.9100 (Mount Ogilby)) 984 metres (3,228 ft)^[6][16]
• Ogilby Knob (25°17′55″S 147°53′53″E / 25.2987°S 147.8980°E / -25.2987; 147.8980 (Ogilby Knob))^[6][17]
• Mount Eddystone (25°18′08″S 147°49′47″E / 25.3021°S 147.8297°E / -25.3021; 147.8297 (Mount Eddystone)) 890 metres (2,920 ft)^[6][18]

The Maranoa River rises in the locality with the west branch rising in the north of the locality (24°56′31″S 148°01′54″E / 24.94185°S 148.03174°E / -24.94185; 148.03174 (Maranoa River (west branch))) and the east branch rising in the north-east of the locality (25°01′14″S 148°05′25″E / 25.02058°S 148.09040°E / -25.02058; 148.09040 (Maranoa River (east branch))). The two branches of the river flow south with their confluence in the south of the locality (25°17′18″S 147°46′01″E / 25.28844°S 147.76686°E / -25.28844; 147.76686 (Maranoa River (confluence))).^[5]

There are a number of protected areas within the locality:^[5]

• part of the Carnarvon National Park is in the north of the locality
• the McLeay State Forest is in the east of the locality
• the Forfar State Forest is in the south-east of the locality
• part of the Attica State Forest is in the south-west of the locality

Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[5]

History

The locality was initially called Mount Moffat, but changed to Mount Moffatt on 18 October 2002. It is presumably named after the mountain Mount Moffatt within the locality.^[3][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Moffatt had "no people or a very low population".^[19]

In the 2021 census, Mount Moffatt had a population of 14 people.^[4]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Moffatt nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.^[20]

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