Church was built in 1873. A Catholic day school opened at the church under teacher Miss Bertheau. A second St Patrick's Church was built in 1904 from timber on the site of the earlier church, which had sold for removal. The architect was F H Faircloth and the builder was John Guthrie. Although the church was to be opened on Sunday 12 February 1905 by Archibishop Robert Dunne, he was unable to attend on the day and the church was officially opened by the local priest Father Mimnagh with over 400 people in attendance. Drummer's Creek Provisional School opened on 5 April 1880. On 1 January 1909, it became Drummer's Creek State School. It closed in 1959. It was at 1 School Lane (). Mount Perry was connected by the Mount Perry railway line to Bundaberg from 1884 until 1960. St Anne's Anglican Church was built in 1903. It could seat 100 people. Mount Perry Presbyterian Church was opened on Wednesday 17 June 1908 by the Reverend Andrew Gillison. It has since been demolished. Harpur's Hill Provisional School opened on 1908 and closed circa 1909. It reopened in 1917, became Harpur's Hill State School, and closed permanently circa 1924. It was on a site on the western side of Homestead Road () and served a mining community. At the , Mount Perry had a population of 431 people. At the , Mount Perry had a population of 480 people. In the , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 538 people. Heritage listings Mount Perry has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: off Flora Street: Mount Perry Copper Smelter Heusman Street: Mount Perry Cemetery Isabella Street: Mount Perry Masonic Lodge Sandy Camp Road (north of Magazine Road): Mount Perry Powder Magazine 18 Pearson Street: St Patricks Church Economy Mount Perry is a rural farming area, primarily for raising cattle. Gold mining continues as an important industry. Evolution Mining owns and operates Mt Rawdon Mine which is a gold and silver mine with annual community tours. Education Mount Perry State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Annie Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mount Perry. The nearest government secondary schools are Gin Gin State High School in