Coal Creek, Queensland
Coal Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Coal Creek had a population of 52 people.[1]
| Coal Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Coal Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.1819°S 152.4344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 52 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.140/km2 (5.54/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4312 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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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. On 1 January 1909 it became Coal Creek State School. It closed in 1948.[5]
In the 2016 census Coal Creek had a population of 52 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coal Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Coal Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Coal Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 7529)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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