East Deep Creek, Queensland

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East Deep Creek
Queensland
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East Deep Creek
Coordinates 26°12′00″S152°43′00″E / 26.2°S 152.7166°E / -26.2; 152.7166 (East Deep Creek (centre of locality))
Population698 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density37.53/km2 (97.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around East Deep Creek:
Victory Heights Veteran Greens Creek
Monkland East Deep Creek Cedar Pocket
Monkland Mothar Mountain Mothar Mountain

East Deep Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people. [1]

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Geography

The corridor of the North Coast railway line forms the western boundary of the locality. [3] Deep Creek forms the northern boundary of the locality; the creek becomes a tributary of the Mary River in Gympie. [4] [5]

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Mothar Mountain) and passes through the west of the locality loosely parallel with the railway line and exists to the north-west (Victory Heights). [3]

The main road passing through the locality is East Deep Creek Road which enters the locality from the west (Monkland) and winds across the locality in a generally easterly direction until it exits to the east (Cedar Pocket). [3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing. In the south-west of the locality is an industrial area and a former mine site which is currently being rehabiliated to create further industrial land through the Orbelo Rehabilitation Proejct. [6] [7] [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 645 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people. [1]

Economy

Nolans Meats is an abattoir at 171 East Deep Creek Road ( 26°11′46″S152°42′03″E / 26.1961°S 152.7008°E / -26.1961; 152.7008 (abattoir) ). [10] [11]

Education

There are no schools in East Deep Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie East State School in neighbouring Greens Creek to the north-west, One Mile State School in Gympie to the west, and Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie. [12]

There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its surrounding suburbs. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Deep Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "East Deep Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49672)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. "Deep Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 9618)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. Kovacevic, Scott (22 April 2022). "Orbelo unveils plans to turn Gympie gold mine into commercial land". Gympie Times . Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. Northern Environmental Assessment and Compliance (16 June 2023). "Orbelo Rehabilitation Project: Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan" (PDF). pp. 78–79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Deep Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. "Our Story". Nolan Meats. 14 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.