Mount Cotton, Queensland

'Mount Cotton' redirects here. For the Chinese mountain sometimes translated as Mt Cotton, see Mount Mian.

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Mount Cotton
Redland City, Queensland
Mount Cotton from Mount View Road, 2014
Mount Cotton is located in Queensland
Mount Cotton
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Coordinates27°37′08″S 153°13′16″E / 27.6188°S 153.2210°E / -27.6188; 153.2210 (Mount Cotton (centre of locality))
Population7,302 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density171.81/km2 (445.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4165
Area42.5 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Redland City
State electorate(s)Springwood
Federal division(s)Bowman
Suburbs around Mount Cotton:
Sheldon Thornlands Victoria Point
Priestdale
Daisy Hill		 Mount Cotton Redland Bay
Shailer Park Cornubia Carbrook

Mount Cotton is a rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Cotton had a population of 7,302 people.[1]

The area was colonised by Germans in the late 1860s after possible frontier wars with First Nations peoples. In the 20th century, poultry farms were established and in recent years the number of residential sub-developments has expanded.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mount Cotton – locality in City of Redland (entry 43630)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.