Mount Mee

Mount Mee is a mountain and suburb of the Moreton Bay Region. As of the 2016 census, it's home to 484 people.

Name
Mount Mee is named after the local school Mount Mee State School which received its name in 1900 (being renamed from its original name Dahmongah). 'Mee' is believed to be possibly derived from Aboriginal words mia mia (specific language and/or dialect unknown), meaning 'view' or 'outlook'.

Establishment as a locality
Mount Mee was bounded as a locality on December 14, 2001 by the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Mines. Its boundaries were regazetted on June 19, 2009 due to the council amalgamations at the time.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Mee recorded a population of 484 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Mount Mee population was 49 years, 11 years above the national median. 73.6% of people living in Mount Mee were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England (5.7%), Scotland (1.5%), New Zealand (1.3%), Germany (0.8%) and the Netherlands (0.8%).

Historical population
See more: Category:Mount Mee electoral rolls

Catchments
The entirety of Mount Mee is in the catchment of Mount Mee State School (preparatory to grade 6), Woodford State School (grades 7 to 10) and Tullawong State High School (grades 11 to 12).

Schools
Public schools
 * Mount Mee State School

Real estate
When the 2016 census was held, the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600 and median weekly rent was $290.

At the time, Mount Mee was home to 246 private dwellings. 80.3% of the dwellings were occupied. Of these occupied dwellings, 100.0% were separate houses; there were no apartments or semi-detached houses (such as townhouses). The average number of a dwelling's bedrooms was 3.2 and the average number of people in a Mount Mee household was 2.3.

Crime and safety
See: Category:Mount Mee crime rates

In 2020, a total of 13 reported offences occurred in Mount Mee. Out of these offences, none were violent crimes.