Damper Creek, Queensland

Damper Creek is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Damper Creek had a population of 49 people.[1]

Damper Creek
Queensland
Damper Creek
Coordinates18.3697°S 146.1005°E / -18.3697; 146.1005
Population49 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2977/km2 (0.771/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4849
Area164.6 km2 (63.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Damper Creek:
Lumholtz Cardwell Hinchinbrook Channel
Abergowrie Damper Creek Hinchinbrook Channel
Dalrymple Creek Rungoo Hinchinbrook Channel

Geography

Damper Creek is bounded to the east by the Hinchinbrook Channel which the mainland from the Hinchinbrook Island. The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality, roughly parallel and to the east of the highway.[3]

Most of the locality is low-lying coastal land which is relatively undeveloped apart from areas used for aquaculture. In the north-west and south-west corners of the locality, the land rises sharply into the Cardwell Range.[3]

Heritage listings
Stone Bridge, Dalrymple Gap Track, 1993

Damper Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Damper Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Damper Creek (entry 45663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "Stone Bridge, Dalrymple Gap Track (entry 600393)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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