Darr Creek, Queensland

Darr Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]

Darr Creek
Queensland
Darr Creek
Coordinates26.5219°S 151.1572°E / -26.5219; 151.1572 (Darr Creek (centre of locality))
Population18 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.166/km2 (0.430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)No postcode
Area108.5 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Darr Creek:
Burra Burri Durong Durong
Burra Burri Darr Creek Chahpingah
Jinghi Jinghi Diamondy

Darr Creek does not have a postcode.[3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range).[4]

Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (26.5333°S 151.1833°E / -26.5333; 151.1833 (Millingwood)).[5]

History

The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s.[2]

Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961.[6] The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, 26.5309°S 151.1352°E / -26.5309; 151.1352 (Darr Creek State School (former))).[4][7]

Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952.[6]

In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Darr Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Darr Creek – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Millingwood – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 22101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Jingi Jingi" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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