Mount Alma, Queensland

Mount Alma is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Geography
The locality is bounded by the Mount Alma Range to the north, the Calliope Range to the west and south-west, and the Boyne Range to the south-east.

The Calliope River rises in the north-west of the locality (-23.96086°N, 150.69654°W) flowing south-east towards the centre of the locality and then flows north-east to exit the locality to the east (Wooderson).

Upper Calliope is a neighbourhood within the north-east of the locality (-24.0333°N, 150.9666°W).

Mount Alma has the following mountains:

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree).
 * Cedric Mountain (-23.949°N, 150.7133°W) 699 m
 * Fig Tree Hill (-24.0376°N, 150.7182°W) 830 m
 * Mount Grim (-24.0221°N, 150.8209°W) 229 m
 * Mount Harper (-24.0085°N, 150.8871°W) 238 m
 * Mount Redshirt (-24.0849°N, 150.7316°W) 597 m
 * Round Mountain (-24.1227°N, 150.7257°W) 487 m
 * The Mole Hill (-24.1221°N, 150.7476°W) 207 m

The Moura railway line also enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west (Dumgree) with the locality being served by:

In the south of the locality are two protected areas:
 * Clarke railway station (-24.0652°N, 150.9127°W)
 * Fry railway station (-24.088°N, 150.8216°W)

Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small area of production forestry in the south-west of the locality.
 * Maxwelton State Forest, 1697 ha at -24.2145°N, 150.86°W
 * northern section of Kroombit Tops National Park at -24.2467°N, 150.9118°W

History
Calliope Station Provisional School opened in March 1912 as a half time school in conjunction with Mount Redshirt Provisional School (meaning they shared a teacher). In 1917 it became a full time provisional school. On 1 August 1922 it became Calliope Station State School. It closed on 8 July 1956. It was at 44 Galloway Plains Road (-24.0306°N, 150.9624°W).

Demographics
In the, Mount Alma had a population of 47 people.

In the, Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:


 * Bocoolima (-24.1783°N, 150.9156°W)
 * Colenso (-24.0466°N, 150.7684°W)
 * Galloway Plains (-24.1204°N, 150.9688°W)
 * Mount Alma (-24.0236°N, 150.8712°W)
 * Rockfield (-24.1162°N, 150.808°W)
 * Upper Calliope (-24.0251°N, 150.9677°W)
 * Wyalla (-24.1229°N, 150.7571°W)

Education
There are no schools in Mount Alma. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north, Calliope State School in Calliope to the east, and Mount Murchison State School in Mount Murchison to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Calliope State High School (to Year 10) in Calliope to the east, Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in South Gladstone to the north-east, and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in Biloela to the south-west. There are some parts of Mount Alma too distant from these schools; distance education or boarding school would be other options.