| Captain Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Bush fire at Captain Creek, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
  Captain Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°17′10″S151°46′45″E / 24.2861°S 151.7791°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 452 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4677 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 141.7 km2 (54.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Captain Creek is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. [3]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation, but rural residential housing is increasing. [4]
The locality presumably takes its name from the creek which rises in the north of the locality and is a tributary of Oyster Creek which exits to the south-west to Taunton and Round Hill. It is ultimately a tributary of Baffle Creek which enters the Coral Sea between the localities of Rules Beach and Mullet Creek. [4] [5]
In the 2016 census, Captain Creek had a population of 358 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. [3]
There are no schools in Captain Creek. The nearest government primary school is Agnes Water State School in Agnes Water to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the west and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south-east. [4]
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