Boulder Creek, Queensland

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Boulder Creek
Queensland
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Miners outside a mine shaft at Mount Victoria, circa 1892
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Boulder Creek
Coordinates 23°40′19″S150°18′57″E / 23.6719°S 150.3158°E / -23.6719; 150.3158 (Boulder Creek (centre of locality))
Population13 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4714
Area64.4 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Boulder Creek:
Bushley Stanwell The Mine
Mount Morgan
Westwood Boulder Creek Horse Creek
Trotter Creek
Oakey Creek Oakey Creek Walmul

Boulder Creek is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Boulder Creek had a population of 13 people. [3]

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Geography

The Dee River forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous with named peaks of Mount Victoria ( 23°39′45″S150°21′22″E / 23.66238°S 150.35598°E / -23.66238; 150.35598 (Mount Victoria) ) at 420 metres (1,380 ft) and Mount Battery ( 23°40′12″S150°20′15″E / 23.6699°S 150.3374°E / -23.6699; 150.3374 (Mount Battery) ) at 483 metres (1,585 ft). The land is mostly undeveloped. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The watercourse Boulder Creek (after which the locality is presumably named) rises in the north of the locality and flows to the south-east of the locality where it becomes a tributary to the Dee River within the North East Coast drainage basin. [4]

The Mount Victoria gold field is located within the locality at 23°39′14″S150°20′10″E / 23.654°S 150.336°E / -23.654; 150.336 (Mount Victoria gold field) . There is a current mining lease for the site. [4]

History

Mining camp at Mount Victoria, circa 1892 Mining camp at Mount Victoria near Mount Morgan circa 1892.jpg
Mining camp at Mount Victoria, circa 1892

The Mount Victoria mine was active in the 1880 and 1890s. [8] [9]

Mount Victoria Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Victoria State School. It had low student numbers and closed in 1914. [10] The school was at approx 23°38′49″S150°20′07″E / 23.64705°S 150.33535°E / -23.64705; 150.33535 (Mount Victoria State School (former)) . [11] [4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Boulder Creek had a population of 12 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Boulder Creek had a population of 13 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Boulder Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School, both in neighbouring Mount Morgan to the north-east. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boulder Creek (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Boulder Creek – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boulder Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mount Victoria – mountain in the Rockhampton Region (entry 36025)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mount Battery – mountain in the Rockhampton Region (entry 1861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "MINES ABOUT MOUNT MORGAN". The Capricornian . Vol. 14, no. 34. Queensland, Australia. 25 August 1888. p. 7 (The Capricornian MELBOURNE EXHIBITION SUPPLEMENT.). Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "MOUNT VICTORIA GOLD-MINING COMPANY". The Capricornian . Vol. 21, no. 33. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1895. p. 10. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ "County of Raglan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1919. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boulder Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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