Jarra Creek, Queensland

Jarra Creek Queensland
Jarra Creek Bridge, where Tully Gorge Road crosses Jarra Creek, circa 1950
Jarra Creek
Coordinates	17°55′50″S145°52′39″E / 17.9305°S 145.8775°E / -17.9305; 145.8775 (Jarra Creek (centre of locality))
Population	105 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.661/km2 (4.303/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.2 km (3 mi) WSW of Tully 58.6 km (36 mi) SSW of Innisfail 146 km (91 mi) S of Cairns 210 km (130 mi) NW of Townsville 1,679 km (1,043 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Jarra Creek: Walter Hill Walter Hill Tully Dingo Pocket Jarra Creek Silky Oak Munro Plains Euramo Euramo

Jarra Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Jarra Creek had a population of 105 people. ^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Tully River. The creek Jara Creek rises in neighbouring Walter Hill to the north-west and flows into the locality of Jarra Creek on its north-western boundary, becoming a tributary of the Tully River in the south-west boundary of the locality. ^[3]

The land use is predominantly crop growing, mostly sugarcane with some banana plantations. ^{[4] [5]} There is also some grazing on native vegetation. ^[6]

Tully Gorge Road enters the locality from north-east (Tully). It forms part of the locality's northern boundary before turning west and exiting the locality to north-west (Dingo Pocket / Walter Hill). There is also a cane tramway network in the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Tully sugar mill in Tully. ^[7]

History

The locality was officially named and bounded in 2000. ^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Jarra Creek had a population of 134 people. ^[8]

In the 2021 census, Jarra Creek had a population of 105 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Jarra Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Tully State School and Tully State High School, both in neighbouring Tully to the north-east. ^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jarra Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Jarra Creek – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45714)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. "Sugarcane growing east of Syndicate Road". Google Street View . August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
5. "Bananas growing to the west of Syndicate Road". Google Street View . August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
6. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
7. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jarra Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
9. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2024.