| Harper Creek Queensland | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°45′03″S152°44′23″E / 26.7509°S 152.7398°E | ||||||||
| Population | 400 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4552 | ||||||||
| Area | 138 km2 (53.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Caloundra | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||
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Harper Creek is a former locality in the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia. It is now within the locality of Conondale in the Sunshine Coast Region. [2] In the 2006 census, Harper Creek had a population of 400 people. [1] Harper Creek was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the town of Cambroon. [3]
| Climate data for Harper Creek, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.7 (110.7) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.7 (110.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.3 (86.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 200.2 (7.88) | 201.6 (7.94) | 172.5 (6.79) | 116.2 (4.57) | 122.9 (4.84) | 77.5 (3.05) | 63.4 (2.50) | 45.4 (1.79) | 47.1 (1.85) | 86.8 (3.42) | 114.1 (4.49) | 156.1 (6.15) | 1,403.8 (55.27) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology [4] | |||||||||||||