Mapleton, Queensland

Mapleton
Queensland
St Isidore's, heritage-listed homestead, 1998
Mapleton is located in Queensland
Mapleton
Mapleton
Coordinates26°37′29″S 152°52′00″E / 26.6247°S 152.8666°E / -26.6247; 152.8666 (Mapleton (town centre))
Population1,661 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density128.8/km2 (333.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4560
Area12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Nicklin
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Localities around Mapleton:
Gheerulla Gheerulla Kureelpa
Obi Obi Mapleton Dulong
Obi Obi Flaxton Flaxton

Mapleton is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mapleton had a population of 1,661 people.[1]

It includes one of Queensland's largest Outdoor Education Centres (QCCC Mapleton), the Lilyponds, the Mapleton Tavern and historic Seaview House (St Isidore's Farm College), and has panoramic views of the Sunshine Coast.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mapleton – town in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 20871)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Mapleton – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Mapleton". Visit Sunshine Coast. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.