Goorganga Creek, Queensland

Not to be confused with Goorganga Plains, Queensland.

Goorganga Creek Queensland
Goorganga Creek
Coordinates	20°31′09″S148°30′25″E / 20.5191°S 148.5069°E / -20.5191; 148.5069 (Goorganga Creek (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	23.9 km (15 mi) SW of Proserpine 150 km (93 mi) NW of Mackay 287 km (178 mi) SE of Townsville 1,119 km (695 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Goorganga Creek: Pauls Pocket Silver Creek Gunyarra Andromache Goorganga Creek Thoopara Andromache Andromache Thoopara

Goorganga Creek is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Goorganga Creek had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goorganga Creek had a population of 7 people. ^[3]

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

Education

There are no schools in Goorganga Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Proserpine State School and Proserpine State High School, both in Proserpine to the north-east. There is also a Catholic primary-and-secondary school in Proserpine. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goorganga Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Goorganga Creek – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49376)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goorganga Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
4. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 August 2025.