Yandina Creek, Queensland

Yandina Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Yandina Creek had a population of 760 people.[1]

Yandina Creek
Queensland
Yandina Creek
Coordinates26.5263°S 153.0263°E / -26.5263; 153.0263
Population760 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density28.90/km2 (74.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4561
Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location120 km (75 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal Division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Yandina Creek:
North Arm Verrierdale Verrierdale
Valdora Yandina Creek Coolum Beach
Maroochy River Maroochy River Coolum Beach

Geography

Yandina Creek is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.[3]

History

The name Yandina comes from Indigenous words yan meaning to go and dinna meaning feet.[4][5]

Yandina Creek Provisional School opened on 16 June 1914. On 1 May 1917 it became Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1920. On 9 May 1932 the school reopened and then closed on December 1941.[6] In 1949 the school building from the former Valdora State School was relocated to Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 7 August 1964.[6]

Coolum Beach Christian College opened in Yandina Creek on 4 January 2004.[6]

Education

Coolum Beach Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 2 Arcoona Road (26.5354°S 153.0472°E / -26.5354; 153.0472 (Coolum Beach Christian College)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 295 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[9]

The nearest government primary schools are in Coolum Beach and North Arm. The nearest government secondary schools are in Coolum Beach and Nambour.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yandina Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Yandina Creek – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. "South East Queensland - Place Names". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  5. "Maroochy Council - Place Name Origins". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  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. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Coolum Beach Christian College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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