Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Moreton Bay Region)
# Mount Pleasant, Queensland (Moreton Bay Region)

Mount Pleasant is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 332 people.

Mount Pleasant is also a mountain in the north-east of the locality (27°09′00″S 152°46′00″E﻿ / ﻿27.15°S 152.7666667°E﻿ / -27.15; 152.7666667﻿ (Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay Region)), height 525 metres (1,722 ft)) which is part of the D'Aguilar Range.

## Geography

Other mountains in the D'Aguilar Range include Mount Nebo, Mount Glorious and Mount Mee.

## History

Upper North Pine Provisional School opened in late 1880. It closed following the dismissal of teacher Mr Storey, re-opening circa July 1887 with a new teacher, Mr E. Sinclair. On 1 January 1909, it became Upper North Pine State School. It closed in February 1942. It was on Mount Pleasant Road (27°10′33″S 152°47′49″E﻿ / ﻿27.1759°S 152.7970°E﻿ / -27.1759; 152.7970﻿ (Upper North Pine State School (former))).

Mount Pleasant Provisional School opened on 28 August 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Pleasant State School. It closed in 1965. and closed on 1965. It was at approx 259 Mount Brisbane Road (27°08′58″S 152°46′12″E﻿ / ﻿27.1495°S 152.7699°E﻿ / -27.1495; 152.7699﻿ (Mount Pleasant State School (former))).

In April 1920, the Upper North Pine Honour Roll was unveiled in the Mount Pleasant School of Arts by Richard Warren, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba. The roll has the names of the 26 World War I servicemen from the Mount Pleasant and Lacey Creek districts; nine of them died in the war.

In the 2011 census, Mount Pleasant recorded a population of 304 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Mount Pleasant population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 86.5% of people living in Mount Pleasant were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3%, Canada 1.7%, Belgium 1%. 97.7% of people spoke only English at home.

In the 2016 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 332 people.

## Amenities

Mount Pleasant Community Hall (formerly Mount Pleasant Public Hall & School of Arts) is at 352 Mount Pleasant Road (27°09′56″S 152°47′02″E﻿ / ﻿27.16550°S 152.78390°E﻿ / -27.16550; 152.78390﻿ (Mount Pleasant Community Hall)).

