| Damper Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Damper Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°22′11″S146°06′02″E / 18.3697°S 146.1005°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 34 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2066/km2 (0.535/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4849 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 164.6 km2 (63.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Damper Creek is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Damper Creek had a population of 34 people. [1]
Damper Creek is bounded to the east by the Hinchinbrook Channel which the mainland from the Hinchinbrook Island. The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality, roughly parallel and to the east of the highway. [3]
Most of the locality is within the protected areas of Girringun National Park and Cardwell State Forest. The rest of the locality is low-lying coastal land which is relatively undeveloped apart from areas used for aquaculture. In the north-west and south-west corners of the locality, the land rises sharply into the Cardwell Range. [3]
In the 2016 census, Damper Creek had a population of 49 people. [4]
In the 2021 census, Damper Creek had a population of 34 people. [1]
Damper Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Damper Creek. The nearest government primary school is Cardwell State School in neighbouring Cardwell to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south and Tully State High School in Tully to the north-west. [6]
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