Mount Archer, Queensland (Somerset Region)

This article is about a place in South East Queensland. It is not to be confused with Mount Archer, Queensland (Rockhampton Region) in Central Queensland.
Mount Archer
Queensland

Doyles Road, 2015
Mount Archer
Coordinates 26°59′S 152°39′E / 26.983°S 152.650°E / -26.983; 152.650Coordinates: 26°59′S 152°39′E / 26.983°S 152.650°E / -26.983; 152.650
Population 449 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4514
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Mount Archer:
Villeneuve Neurum Neurum
Glenfern
Westvale		 Mount Archer Mount Delaney
Westvale Mount Byron Mount Mee

Mount Archer is a mountain and locality in the Somerset Region of Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The population of Mount Archer is very low so it is included in the population statistics for the adjoining locality of Villeneuve, which recorded a population of 449 at the 2011 Australian Census.[1]

Geography

Mount Archer and Somerset Dam as seen from Villeneuve, 2015

Part of the northern boundary to the east is aligned with Neurum Creek, while in the west it roughly follows the Stanley River.[4]

In the northwest of Mount Archer is a section of Somerset Dam. The north-eastern part has some rural residential and farming properties. The south of the locality is mountainous and heavily vegetated with parts protected within D'Aguilar National Park.[4] This includes the peak of Mount Archer which marks the northern extent of the D'Aguilar Range.

History

Mount Archer takes its name from the mountain Mount Archer which in turn is named after three of the pioneer Archer brothers (John, David, and Thomas) who established the Durundur Station in the area.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Villeneuve (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mount Archer (entry 768)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Archer (entry 44898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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