Etna Creek

Etna Creek is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Etna Creek had a population of 792 people.[1]

Etna Creek
Queensland
Etna Creek
Coordinates23.2288°S 150.4222°E / -23.2288; 150.4222 (Etna Creek (centre of locality))
Population792 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density11.412/km2 (29.56/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area69.4 km2 (26.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Etna Creek:
Yaamba The Caves Sandringham
South Yaamba Etna Creek Rockyview
Alton Downs Glendale Glenlee

Geography

South Yaamba is a town (23.1988°S 150.4005°E / -23.1988; 150.4005 (South Yaamba)) in the north-east of locality.[3] The town of South Yaamba is not to be confused with the locality of South Yaamba, which is adjacent and to the west of the locality of Etna Creek. The locality of South Yaamba is physically separated from the town of South Yaamba and the locality of Etna Creek by the Fitzroy River.[4]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Glendale) and exits to the north (The Caves).[4] Etna Creek railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (23.2076°S 150.4765°E / -23.2076; 150.4765 (Etna Creek railway station)).[5]

History

The locality takes its name from the Etna Creek railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 23 July 1914.[2]

South Yaamba takes its name from the pastoral run name given by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald in the 1860s. Yaamba is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning main camping ground.[3]

Etna Creek Provisional School opened on 31 October 1892. On 1 January 1909 it became Etna Creek State School. It closed in 1950.[6]

In the 2016 census Etna Creek had a population of 792 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Etna Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Etna Creek – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48625)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "South Yaamba – population centre in Livingstone Shire (entry 31551)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 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


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