Oaky Creek, Queensland

Oaky Creek (previously Oakey Creek) is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

This article is about the locality in Scenic Rim Region. For the locality in the Rockhampton Region, see Oakey Creek, Queensland. For the town in Toowoomba Region, see Oakey, Queensland.

Oaky Creek
Queensland
Fields, 2016
Oaky Creek
Coordinates28.175°S 152.935°E / -28.175; 152.935
Population463 (2011)[1]
Established1997
Postcode(s)4285
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Oaky Creek:
Innisplain Tabooba Christmas Creek
Innisplain Oaky Creek Christmas Creek
Hillview
Running Creek Lamington
Running Creek		 Lamington

Geography

Oaky Creek is a hilly undeveloped area occupying a valley with a single creek flowing into the Logan River. Elevations in the east reach greater than 300  metres above sea level.

History

Timber was an important early industry in the area. There was a sawmill at Oakey Creek. This sawmill no longer exists.[3]

In the 2011 census, Oaky Creek and surrounding localities had a population of 463 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Innisplain (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. "Oaky Creek (entry 45178)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "History of Rathdowney". Rathdowney Information Centre and Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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