Coal Creek, Queensland

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Coal Creek
Queensland
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Coal Creek
Coordinates 27°10′55″S152°26′04″E / 27.1819°S 152.4344°E / -27.1819; 152.4344 (Coal Creek (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°10′55″S152°26′04″E / 27.1819°S 152.4344°E / -27.1819; 152.4344 (Coal Creek (centre of locality))
Population52 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.140/km2 (5.54/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4312
Area24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Coal Creek:
Ottaba Mount Beppo Caboonbah
Biarra Coal Creek Lake Wivenhoe
Esk Murrumba Murrumba

Coal Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Coal Creek had a population of 52 people. [1]

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Geography

The watercourse Coal Creek enters the locality from the west (Biarra) and then meanders through the south of the locality before exiting to the east. [3] Once it was a tributary of the Brisbane River but now contributes directly into the upper reaches of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the river. [4]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek. [3]

Coal Creek Provisional School opened on 7 November 1892. On 1 January 1909 it became Coal Creek State School. It closed in 1948. [5]

In the 2016 census Coal Creek had a population of 52 people. [1] On average, each household is inhabited by 2.1 people, according to the census [6] , in comparison to the national average of 2.6 [7] . 2016 was the first year in which the Australian Census collected data specifically for Coal Creek. [8] .


Not to be confused with Coal Creek Falls in Washington, U.S.A.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coal Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Coal Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44852)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Coal Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 7529)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ ttps://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC30640?opendocument
  7. ↑ https://aifs.gov.au/facts-and-figures/population-and-households
  8. ↑ ttps://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC30640?opendocument


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