Mount Wyatt is a mountain and rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people.[1]

Mount Wyatt Queensland
Mount Wyatt
Coordinates	20.7261°S 147.2647°E / -20.7261; 147.2647 (Mount Wyatt (centre of locality))
Population	51 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.01495/km2 (0.0387/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4804
Area	3,411.4 km2 (1,317.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	84 km (52 mi) SW of Collinsville 162 km (101 mi) SW of Bowen 223 km (139 mi) WSW of Proserpine 1,246 km (774 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Mount Wyatt: Eight Mile Creek Bogie Bogie Ravenswood Mount Wyatt Springlands Seventy Mile Mount Coolon Newlands

Geography

Mount Wyatt is a largely undeveloped and sparsely populated area. There are large areas of mining exploration permits in the southern part of the locality. The Burdekin Dam is on the western boundary of the locality. The Suttor River which flows into the Burdekin Dam forms the south-western boundary of the locality; the Sellheim River flows through the south-western part of the locality into the Suttor River. The Burdekin River (upstream from the dam) forms the north-western boundary; the Bowen River flows through the northern part of the locality into the Burdekin River.[4]

History

In the 2016 census Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Wyatt has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Strathbowen-Leichhardt Range Road: Bowen River Hotel[5]

References