Mount Samson, Queensland

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Mount Samson
Queensland

Population

566 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

4520

Location

34 km (21 mi) from Brisbane

Suburbs around Mount Samson:
Kobble Creek	Samsonvale	Cashmere
Mount Glorious	Mount Samson	Clear Mountain
Cedar Creek	Cedar Creek	Closeburn

Mount Samson is about halfway between Samford and Dayboro located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 34 km north west of Brisbane. It is located in the local government area of Moreton Bay Region. The suburb takes its name from the reasonably dominant Mount Samson which is part of the D'Aguilar Range.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Mount Samson is 566, 49.8% female and 50.2% male.

The median/average age of the Mount Samson population is 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian average.

77.5% of people living in Mount Samson were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 9.8%, New Zealand 3%, Germany 0.5%, Canada 0.5%, Ireland 0.5%.

95.8% of people speak English as their first language 0.9% Greek, 0.7% Mandarin, 0% Welsh, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).

Indigenous History

Mt Samson was occupied by the indigenous people who named it Buran (Boorun), which means wind.^[2]

Location

Mount Samson is a blend of acreage properties and small farms. The area was most recently dominated by agriculture such as dairy farming. Access to Mount Samson from Brisbane is along Samford Road and Mount Samson Road.

Climate

Mount Samson has a sub-tropical climate with very hot humid summers and mild, dry, sunny winters. Most rain falls during the height of summer, between November and February. Whilst summer maximum average temperatures generally linger around 30C, the summer months, like most of South East Queensland have some extremely hot days, sometimes as high as 40C.

Facilities

Samsonvale Hall is located on Winn Road on the opposite side from the primary school. Annual music festival Red Deer Festival is held in mount samson.

Education

Mount Samson has one local primary school called Mount Samson State School.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Samson (Pine Rivers Shire) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
↑ Petrie, Constance Campbell; Petrie, Tom, 1831–1910 (1992), Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland (4th ed ed.), University of Queensland Press, p. 317, ISBN 978-0-7022-2383-9

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