Mount Cotton, Queensland

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Mount Cotton
Redland City CouncilQueensland
Population: 3,138 (2006 census)
Postcode: 4165
Location: 34 km (21 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA: Redland Shire Council
Federal Division: Division of Bowman
Suburbs around Mount Cotton:
Sheldon Thornlands Victoria Point
Priestdale Mount Cotton Redland Bay
Shailer Park Cornubia Carbrook

Mount Cotton (27°37′S, 153°13′E) is a suburb in the Redland City Council, which is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, bordered by Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council and the Pacific Ocean.

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.

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Mt Cotton History [1] Mt Cotton Timeline[2]