Mapleton, Queensland
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St Isidore's, heritage-listed homestead, 1998 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Mapleton | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°37′29″S 152°52′00″E / 26.6247°S 152.8666°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,661 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 128.8/km2 (333.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4560 | ||||||||||||
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Mapleton is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It includes one of Queensland's largest Outdoor Education Centres (QCCC Mapleton), the Lilyponds, and historic Seaview House (St Isidore's Farm College), and has panoramic views of the Sunshine Coast. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mapleton had a population of 1,661 people.