Description
Gowrie Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Gowrie Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gowrie Mountain had a population of 224 people.
History
The locality takes its name from the mountain which, in turn, took its name from a corrupted Aboriginal word cowarie, which probably referred to Gowrie Creek, but which also referred to the freshwater mussel.Gowrie Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 May 1901, becoming Gowrie Mountain State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 2.008 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 498 m
Population number: 224
Local Government Area: Toowoomba Regional Council