Description
Mount Forbes is a locality in south-east Queensland, Australia.
Mount Forbes is a locality in south-east Queensland, Australia. It is split between the local government areas of City of Ipswich and Scenic Rim Region.Mount Forbes was formerly the name of nearby Mount Walker, Queensland. Mount Forbes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1897) and closed in 1953.
History
John Oxley chose the name Mount Forbes in 1824, after Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841) the then Chief Justice of New South Wales.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 39.556 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 94 m
Population number: 263
Local Government Area: Scenic Rim Regional Council