| Mons Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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)  Mons | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′24″S 153°01′34″E / 26.69°S 153.026°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 683 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4556 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) SW of Maroochydore | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Mons is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is part of the Buderim urban centre. In the 2016 census, Mons had a population of 946 people.[3]
History
The name Mons commemorates a Battle of Mons that took place in 1914 during World War I in Belgium.[2]
Buderim Road State School opened on 7 February 1916, but was soon renamed Mons State School. It closed in 1974.[4]
Attractions
Mons is home to the former Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary on the Tanawha Tourist Drive.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mons (Maroochy Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Mons – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50106)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mons (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
