Calico Creek, Queensland

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Calico Creek
Queensland
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Calico Creek
Coordinates 26°18′00″S152°38′30″E / 26.2999°S 152.6416°E / -26.2999; 152.6416 (Calico Creek (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°18′00″S152°38′30″E / 26.2999°S 152.6416°E / -26.2999; 152.6416 (Calico Creek (centre of locality))
Population156 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density9.29/km2 (24.05/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Calico Creek:
Mooloo McIntosh Creek
Long Flat 		Lagoon Pocket
Mooloo Calico Creek Gilldora
Amamoor Creek Amamoor Dagun

Calico Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Calico Creek had a population of 156 people. [1]

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Geography

Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) forms the north-eastern boundary. Calico Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, rises in the south of the locality and flows through to the north. Almost all of the southern boundary is the northern extent of Amamoor National Park. [3]

History

Calico Creek State School opened on 8 July 1936 and closed on 31 August 1970. [4] The school was located on the corner of Calico Creek Road and Robinson Road (approx 26°17′58″S152°38′51″E / 26.2994°S 152.6474°E / -26.2994; 152.6474 (Calico Creek State School (former)) ). [5]

In the 2016 census Calico Creek had a population of 156 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calico Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Calico Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46311)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (27 August 2019). "Calico Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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