Mount Cotton, Queensland
| Mount Cotton Redland City, Queensland |
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| File:Mount Cotton from Mount View Road.jpg
Mount Cotton from Mount View Road, 2014
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| Population | 4,804 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4165 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 34 km (21 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Redland City | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Redlands | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Bowman | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Cotton is a suburb located south-east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in the Redland City local government area.
History
Mount Cotton is named for the mountain that is in the area. It was named by Robert Dixon, a surveyor in the colony of Queensland. He named it after the commandant of the penal settlement of Moreton Bay, Major Sydney Cotton. Until the Shire of Tingalpa was abolished in 1949, Mount Cotton hosted its council chambers.[2]
Sirromet Wines winery on Mount Cotton Road opened in 2000.[3] The vineyards are located on the Granite Belt where the climate is more suitable for grape growing.[4]
Geography
Mount Cotton is a koala conservation area.[5] In the west, the Venman Bushland National Park preserves a section of bushland along Tingalpa Creek.
To the east, a wildlife corridor goes from the mountain towards Eprapah scout environmental site and Victoria Point, along Eprapah Creek.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Mount Cotton recorded a population of 4,804 people, 50.8% female and 49.2% male.[1] The median age of the Mount Cotton population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 76.8% of people living in Mount Cotton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.8%, New Zealand 4.1%, South Africa 2.4%, Scotland 0.7%, Ireland 0.5%. 93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Afrikaans, 0.3% German, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Japanese.
See also
References
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- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Mount Cotton
- Mount Cotton - a brief history by Mary Howell
- Mount Cotton Timeline
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