Farrars Creek, Queensland

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Farrars Creek
Queensland
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Sunset from Davenport Road, Farrars Creek, 2015
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Farrars Creek
Coordinates 25°14′31″S141°32′08″E / 25.2419°S 141.5355°E / -25.2419; 141.5355 (Farrars Creek (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4481
Area13,431.4 km2 (5,185.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Barcoo
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Farrars Creek:
Diamantina Lakes Diamantina Lakes Stonehenge
Bedourie Farrars Creek Jundah
Birdsville Tanbar Windorah

Farrars Creek is an rural locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had a population of 16 people. [1]

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Geography

The watercourse Farrars Creek flows through the locality from the north-east (Stonehenge) to the south-west, where it becomes a tributary of the Diamantina River, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin. [3]

The Diamantina Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to west (Bedourie). The Birdsville Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to the south (Tanbar). [3]

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

Karuwali (also known as Garuwali, Dieri) is a language of far western Queensland. The Karuwali language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Shire Council, including the localities of Betoota and Haddon Corner. [4]

The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn takes its name after a stockman called Farrar who was employed on John Costello's pastoral property Kyabra. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population". [6]

In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

There are no schools in Farrars Creek nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Farrars Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Farrars Creek – locality in Shire of Barcoo (entry 49157)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ↑ CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Farrars creek – watercourse in Barcoo Shire (entry 12240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Farrars Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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