Googa Creek

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Googa Creek
Queensland
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Googa Creek
Coordinates 26°57′48″S152°03′19″E / 26.9633°S 152.0552°E / -26.9633; 152.0552 (Googa Creek (centre of locality))
Population43 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.587/km2 (1.521/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4314
Area73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Googa Creek:
Gilla Blackbutt South Cherry Creek
Mount Binga Googa Creek Anduramba
Emu Creek Emu Creek Anduramba

Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people. [1]

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History

Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed on 1950. [3] It was located at approximately 26°57′18″S152°02′35″E / 26.9550°S 152.0430°E / -26.9550; 152.0430 (Googa Googa Creek State School) to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest. [4] [5]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947. [6]

In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people. [1]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314. [7]

Education

There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Parish of Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times . No. 18, 889. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.