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East Deep Creek, Queensland
East Deep Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people.[1] GeographyThe corridor of the North Coast railway line forms the western boundary of the locality.[3] Deep Creek forms the northern boundary of the locality; the creek becomes a tributary of the Mary River in Gympie.[4][5] The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Mothar Mountain) and passes through the west of the locality loosely parallel with the railway line and exists to the north-west (Victory Heights).[3] The main road passing through the locality is East Deep Creek Road which enters the locality from the west (Monkland) and winds across the locality in a generally easterly direction until it exits to the east (Cedar Pocket).[3] The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing. In the south-west of the locality is an industrial area and a former mine site which is currently being rehabiliated to create further industrial land through the Orbelo Rehabilitation Proejct.[6][7][8] DemographicsIn the 2016 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 645 people.[9] In the 2021 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people.[1] EconomyNolans Meats is an abattoir at 171 East Deep Creek Road (26°11′46″S 152°42′03″E / 26.1961°S 152.7008°E).[10][11] EducationThere are no schools in East Deep Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie East State School in neighbouring Greens Creek to the north-west, One Mile State School in Gympie to the west, and Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie.[12] There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its surrounding suburbs.[12] References
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