Coal Creek, Queensland

This article is about the locality in Australia. For the creek in the US state of Washington, see Coal Creek (Washington).

Coal Creek
Queensland
Coal Creek is located in Queensland
Coal Creek
Coal Creek
Coordinates27°10′55″S 152°26′04″E / 27.1819°S 152.4344°E / -27.1819; 152.4344 (Coal Creek (centre of locality))
Population50 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.06/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4312
Area24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Coal Creek:
Ottaba Mount Beppo Caboonbah
Biarra Coal Creek Lake Wivenhoe
Biarra Esk Murrumba

Coal Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Coal Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]

Geography

The watercourse Coal Creek enters the locality from the west (Biarra) and then meanders through the south of the locality before exiting to the east.[3] Once it was a tributary of the Brisbane River but now contributes directly into the upper reaches of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the river.[4]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek.[3]

Coal Creek Provisional School opened on 7 November 1892.[5] By 1897, it had about 30 students.[6] On 1 January 1909, it became Coal Creek State School. It closed in 1948.[7] It was at 154 Coal Creek Road (27°10′22″S 152°26′00″E / 27.1728°S 152.4334°E / -27.1728; 152.4334 (Coal Creek State School (former))).[8][9][4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Coal Creek had a population of 52 people. On average, each household in Coal Creek was inhabited by 2.1 people, compared to the national average of 2.6.[10] 2016 was the first year in which the Australian census collected data specifically for Coal Creek.

In the 2021 census, Coal Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Coal Creek. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the north-west.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coal Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Coal Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Coal Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 7529)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4836. Queensland, Australia. 28 June 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "COAL CREEK AND MOUNT BEPPO". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVII, no. 5567. Queensland, Australia. 16 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "County of Cavendish (part)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1917. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coal Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata