Kiels_Mountain,_Queensland

Kiels Mountain, Queensland

Kiels Mountain, Queensland

Suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Kiels Mountain is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 714 people.[1]

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Geography

The Bruce Highway defines the western boundary of the locality.[3] The mountain of the same name is central to the locality (26.657°S 153.006°E / -26.657; 153.006 (Kiel Mountain (Queensland))) and rises to 153 metres (502 ft).[3][4]

Eudlo Creek passes through the southeast tip of Kiels Mountain. Numerous creeks form on the slopes of the mountain, all of which are eventually tributaries of the Maroochy River.[3]

The land use is principally rural residential.[3]

History

The mountain is named after Heinrich "Henry" August Keil who selected on the eastern slopes in 1880.[2][5] He was the first settler at Diddillibah, on the north side of Kiels Mountain in 1869. Henry Keil was born 13 July 1838 in Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany, the eldest son of Heinrich Andreas Keil and Anna Katherina Schwaner. He immigrated to Queesland arriving in Brisbane 28 March 1857 on 'SS Helene'.[citation needed]

Henry Keil and his wife Elizabeth were prominent Salvationists during the early growth of the Salvation Army on the Sunshine Coast, and were known for their charity to the local Aborigines.[6]

Kiel's Mountain State School opened on 23 September 1918 and closed on 15 April 1962.[7] It was at 349-355 Diddillibah Road (north-west corner of Preston Road, 26.6471°S 152.9967°E / -26.6471; 152.9967 (Kiel's Mountain State School (former)));[8][9][10] it is now within the locality boundaries of Diddillibah.[3]

The spelling was Anglicised from Keils to Kiels Mountain c1930.[citation needed]

On 7 December 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe disappeared while waiting for a bus on Nambour-Connection Rd (Old Bruce Highway), near the Kiel Mountain Road overpass at Woombye. An arrest was made in August 2011 in connection with his death. His remains were discovered near the Glass House Mountains.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 657 people.[11]

In the 2016 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 664 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Kiels Mountain had a population of 714 people.[1]

Spiritual retreat

Avatar's Abode is a 99-acre (40 ha) spiritual retreat dedicated to Meher Baba (1894–1969) who stayed there in 1958. Avatar's Abode is the oldest and longest-running eastern retreat in Queensland. It is at 48 Meher Road at the summit of Kiels Mountain (26.6564°S 153.0048°E / -26.6564; 153.0048 (Avatar's Abode)).[13]

Education

There are no public schools in Kiels Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are in Woombye and Kuluin. The nearest government secondary schools are in Nambour and Maroochydore.[3]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the locality, including:

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kiels Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Kiels Mountain – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 50583)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Kiels Mountain – mountain in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 18081)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Death of a Pioneer". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. IX, no. 446. Queensland, Australia. 24 February 1912. p. 5. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    Kerkhove, Ray (2018). "Heinrich Keil and the origins of Kiels Mountain and Diddillibah, Queensland, Australia". The Australasian Journal of Salvation Army History. 3 (1): 13–20. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Agency ID 6115, Kiel's Mountain State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Nambour" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 15 north" (Map). Queensland Government. 1926. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. [11]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kiels Mountain (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. [12]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kiels Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. [13]
    "Avatar's Abode | Avatar Meher Baba's Home in Queensland Australia". www.avatarsabode.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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