Map of Mount Coot-tha, QLD 4066 - Census Demographics - Melway, Sydway, Brisway, Ausway, Street Smart (original) (raw)

Mount Coot-tha is a mountain as well as suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The mountain is 287 metres above sea level and forms the eastern extent of the Taylor Range. It is a prominent landmark approximately 6 km to the west of the Brisbane central business district and is visible from much of the city.

Before the Moreton Bay penal settlement, Mount Coot-tha was the home of the Turrbal Aboriginal people .

Early Brisbane people called it One Tree Hill when bush at the top of the mountain was cleared except for one large eucalypt tree. The Aboriginal people of the area used to come to the mountain to collect ku-ta (honey) that was produced by the native stingless bee. Mount Coot-tha (Place of Honey), a derivative of (the indigenous term), replaced the former title One Tree Hill' in 1880 when the area was declared a Public Recreation Reserve.