Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill and lookout within this suburb (). In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,733 people.
The hill was named Mount Gravatt in 1840 by surveyor Robert Dixon after Lieutenant George Gravatt who was the commander of the Moreton Bay penal colony from May to July 1839. Gravatt was later transferred to India where he died in 1843.
Mount Gravatt State School was opened on 29 June 1874.
In 1888, 3 sections of 107 allotments, 6 and 7 acres were advertised to be auctioned on 24 November as 'The Abdington Estate Mount Gravatt'.
thumb|Crowd observing the first tram through the suburb in 1951
Between 1953 and 1969 electric trams ran from the suburb into Brisbane's Central Business District (CBD) along Logan Road.
St Catherine's School (in neighbouring Wishart) opened on 4 March 1971. On 21 September 2012, it was relocated Mackenzie State Primary School (which was formerly Mount Petrie State School in Mackenzie) where it was renamed Mackenzie Special School.
Griffith University (in neighbouring Nathan) opened its main campus in 1975.
Yarranlea State School opened in Yarranlea (in the Toowoomba Region) on 22 January 1883 and closed on 9 December 1977. In 1979 it was relocated to Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education (a teacher training institution) as a museum school. It was then relocated to the Griffith University campus and reopened on 27 January 1987, Due to the support of parents and the public, it reopened as Yarranlea Primary School (an independent school) in July 2014.
Circa 1975, the suburb was populated by middle class, young families seeking stability.
Demographics
In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,238 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 71.7% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.2%, England 3.1%, India 2.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and South Africa 1.0%. 81.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.1% Arabic, 1.0% Mandarin, 1.0% Punjabi, 0.7% Greek and 0.7% Italian.
In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median of 38. 68.8% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, India 3.1%, New Zealand 2.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and Korea, Republic of Korea (South) 0.8%. 77.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% Punjabi,0.9% Korean and 0.8% Japanese.
In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,733 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median of 38. 67.9% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.8%, India 2.7%, England 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and the Philippines 1.1%. 74.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.1% Mandarin, 1.1% Cantonese, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Korean and 0.8% Vietnamese.
Education
Mount Gravatt State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 1263 Logan Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 231 students with 24 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 312 students with 29 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1196 students with 98 teachers (91 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).
Facilities
The Mount Gravatt Showgrounds are an important centre for cultural and community activities and the site of the annual Mount Gravatt Show, an agricultural fair. The grounds are positioned on Logan Road, opposite the mega-church, Hillsong Brisbane Campus (formerly known as Garden City Christian Church).
The Mount Gravatt Library which is operated by the Brisbane City Council operates is located at 8 Creek Road.
Sport
Mount Gravatt sport includes:
- Easts Mt Gravatt rugby league club.
- Mount Gravatt Australian Rules Football Club in the Queensland State League. The club were premiers in 2007.
- The Mount Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club plays in the Brisbane Premier League.
Mount Gravatt Lookout
thumb|800px|none|Panorama from Mount Gravatt, looking north to Brisbane
Mount Gravatt Lookout is accessible via Shire Road which winds its way past water towers up to the lookout carpark and a communications tower.
There is a large cave complex located on a walking trail on the southern slope of the mountain ().
Transport
Since the closure of the tram network in 1969, the public transport has been provided by buses operated by Transport for Brisbane and a local bus company the Mount Gravatt Bus Service. The South East Busway is connected by a service from Mount Gravatt Central to the Busway terminal at Griffith University.