Darr Creek, Queensland

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Darr Creek
Queensland
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Darr Creek
Coordinates 26°31′19″S151°09′26″E / 26.5219°S 151.1572°E / -26.5219; 151.1572 (Darr Creek (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°31′19″S151°09′26″E / 26.5219°S 151.1572°E / -26.5219; 151.1572 (Darr Creek (centre of locality))
Population18 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.166/km2 (0.430/sq mi)
Postcode(s) No postcode
Area108.5 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Darr Creek:
Burra Burri Durong Durong
Burra Burri Darr Creek Chahpingah
Jinghi Jinghi Diamondy

Darr Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people. [1]

Contents

Darr Creek does not have a postcode. [3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range). [4]

Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality ( 26°32′00″S151°11′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.1833°E / -26.5333; 151.1833 (Millingwood) ). [5]

History

The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s. [2]

Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961. [6] The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, 26°31′51″S151°08′07″E / 26.5309°S 151.1352°E / -26.5309; 151.1352 (Darr Creek State School (former)) ). [4] [7]

Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952. [6]

In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Darr Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Darr Creek - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Find a postcode". Australia Post . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Millingwood - locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 22101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "Jingi Jingi" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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