Gregors Creek, Queensland

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Gregors Creek
Queensland
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Gregors Creek
Coordinates 26°59′05″S152°24′35″E / 26.9847°S 152.4097°E / -26.9847; 152.4097 (Gregors Creek (centre of locality))
Population87 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.219/km2 (5.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4313
Area39.2 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Gregors Creek:
Harlin Harlin Woolmar
Harlin Gregors Creek Hazeldean
Fulham
Braemore
Yimbun
Scrub Creek Scrub Creek

Gregors Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gregors Creek had a population of 87 people. [1]

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Geography

The Brisbane Valley Highway runs along the south-western boundary. [3]

The Brisbane River flows through from west to south-west. Gregors Creek (the watercourse) flows through from north-east to south-west, where it enters the Brisbane River. [4]

The Deer Reserve State Forest ( 27°00′02″S152°29′41″E / 27.0006°S 152.4947°E / -27.0006; 152.4947 (Deer Reserve State Forest) ) is in the east of the locality. The state forest is 2,894 hectares (7,150 acres) and extends into the neighbouring localities of Hazeldean to the east and Fulham to the south-east. [3]

History

The locality derives its name from the creek, which in turn was named by surveyor Robert Austin after pioneer Andrew Gregor who was killed on 10 October 1846 after being attacked by Aboriginals. [2] [5] [6]

Gregor's Creek Provisional School opened on 14 February 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Gregor's Creek State School. It closed in December 1963. [7] [8] It was at 1095 Gregors Creek Road ( 26°57′36″S152°26′33″E / 26.96012°S 152.44259°E / -26.96012; 152.44259 (Gregor's Creek State School) ), now in the neighbouring locality of Woolmar. [9] [10] [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gregors Creek had a population of 96 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, Gregors Creek had a population of 87 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Gregors Creek. The nearest government primary school is Harlin State School in neighbouring Harlin to the west and Kilcoy State School in Kilcoy to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy and Toogoolawah State High School in Toogoolawah to the south-west.. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gregors Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Gregors Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48226)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. Google (15 September 2021). "Gregors Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Gregors Creek – watercourse in Somerset Region (entry 14827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. "LOCAL INTELLIGENCE". The Moreton Bay Courier . Vol. I, no. 19. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1846. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Agency ID 6173, Gregor's Creek State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. "Blackbutt" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gregors Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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