Pelican Creek, Queensland

Pelican Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Pelican Creek had a population of 20 people.[1]

Pelican Creek
Queensland
Pelican Creek
Coordinates22.8611°S 145.3877°E / -22.8611; 145.3877
Population20 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0107/km2 (0.028/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4726
Area1,871.8 km2 (722.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Barcaldine Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pelican Creek:
Upper Cornish Creek Upper Cornish Creek Upland
Sardine
Ibis		 Pelican Creek Dunrobin
Aramac Ingberry Garfield

On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Pelican Creek was incorporated into Aramac.[3][4][5]

Geography

The Muttaburra Aramac Road forms the south-west boundary of the locality.[6]

Pelican Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) flows from Lake Mueller in the north of the locality to the south-west of the locality where it becames a tributary to Aramac Creek, which is in turn a tributary of the Thomson River and contributes to the Lake Eyre drainage basin.[6]

The Aramac Range is within the east and south-east of the locality.[6]

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.[6]

Education

There are no schools in Pelican Creek. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Aramac. The nearest secondary schools are in Aramac (to Year 10 only) and Barcaldine (to Year 12).[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Pelican Creek – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. "Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2019.


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