Mount Kynoch, Queensland

Mount Kynoch is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Kynoch had a population of 271 people.^[1]

Mount Kynoch Toowoomba, Queensland
View southeastwards from Mount Kynoch lookout, 2014
Mount Kynoch
Coordinates	27.5102°S 151.9480°E / -27.5102; 151.9480 (Mount Kynoch (centre of locality))
Population	271 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	82.1/km2 (213/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.2 km (4 mi) N of Toowoomba CBD 133 km (83 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Toowoomba North
Suburbs around Mount Kynoch: Birnam Blue Mountain Heights Blue Mountain Heights Cranley Mount Kynoch Ballard Cranley Harlaxton Ballard

Geography

Toowoomba Bypass passing under the New England Highway, 2019

Mount Kynoch is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the Toowoomba city centre.

The Great Dividing Range passes through the east of the locality with the mountain Mount Kynoch the only named peak within the locality (27.5097°S 151.9542°E / -27.5097; 151.9542 (Mount Kynoch)). It rises to 709 metres (2,326 ft) above sea level.^[3][4]

The Main Line railway forms the eastern boundary of the locality with Rangeview railway station serving the locality (27.5164°S 151.9562°E / -27.5164; 151.9562 (Rangeview railway station)).^[5]

The New England Highway enters the locality from the south (Harlaxton) and exits to the north (Blue Mountain Heights). The Toowoomba Bypass enters the locality from the south-east (Ballard), passes under the New England Highway (they do not intersect),^[6] and exits the locality to the south (Harlaxton).^[7]

History

Originally the name Kynoch was used for a trigonometric station on the mountain originally known as Stony Pinch. Later both the mountain and the locality were named Mount Kynoch after John Kynoch, an early chairman of the Shire of Highfields.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Kynoch had a population of 237 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Mount Kynoch had a population of 271 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Kynoch. The nearest government primary schools are Harlaxton State School in Harlaxton and Highfields State School in Highfields. The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty and Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights.^[7]

Facilities

Mount Kynoch Water Treatment Plant is on the top of Mount Kynoch, accessed via Shuttlewood Court (27.5097°S 151.9546°E / -27.5097; 151.9546 (Mount Kynoch Water Treatment Plant)).^[10] It draws its water from Cooby Dam, Cressbrook Dam and Perseverance Dam.^[11]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Hillsdale Cresent Road Park (27.5073°S 151.9637°E / -27.5073; 151.9637 (Hillsdale Cresent Road Park))^[12]
• Shuttlewood Court Park (27.5097°S 151.9548°E / -27.5097; 151.9548 (Shuttlewood Court Park))^[12]

Attractions

There are two lookouts in Mount Kynoch on either side of the New England Highway. The northbound lookout is on Shuttlewood Court beside the water treatment plant (27.5078°S 151.9560°E / -27.5078; 151.9560 (Mount Kynoch Park and Lookout (northbound))) and has picnic and park facilities. The southbound lookout is at (27.5120°S 151.9544°E / -27.5120; 151.9544 (Mount Kynoch Lookout (southbound))) and provides views over the Lockyer Valley to the east.^[13]