Mount Perry is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 538 people. The neighbourhood of Drummers Creek is in the locality (). Geography The Perry Fault, a major regional strike-slip structure in South East Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Perry is about northwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and about west of Bundaberg. The town is nestled in a valley near Mount Perry, the area's highest mountain. The Normanby Lookout is located on Normanby Range Road off Towns Creek Road from the Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road and offers views of the Mount Perry Township and the surrounding countryside. Schuh’s Lookout is on Schuhs Lookout Road off the Monto-Mount Perry Road at the top of the range, offering views south of Mount Perry. History Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry. The locality takes its name from Mount Perry pastoral run which was named in 1857. Originally there were two private towns known as Fife-Barnett and the town of Tenningering. Tenningering was renamed Mount Perry on 14 January 1915. In 1869, copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essential to provide cheap transport and make the mining of low percentage ore viable. Maryborough and Bundaberg vied for the opportunity to be the terminus and the latter city was successful. The first section of the Mount Perry railway line from North Bundaberg railway station (originally called Bundaberg station) to Moolboolaman opened on 19 July 1881. Mount Perry Provisional School opened on 7 October 1871 with 36 students. It became Mount Perry State School on 9 February 1874. Mount Perry Post Office opened on 26 July 1871. It was known as Tenningering between 1882 and 1884. Mount Perry Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 21 July 1872. It was built from timber at a cost of £220. It could seat 120 people. It has closed and been converted into a wedding chapel. It is at 11 Isabella Street (). St Patrick's Catholic