Kandanga Creek, Queensland

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Kandanga Creek
Queensland
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Kandanga Creek
Coordinates 26°24′05″S152°37′35″E / 26.4013°S 152.6263°E / -26.4013; 152.6263 (Kandanga Creek (centre of locality))
Population118 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density6.82/km2 (17.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Elevation80–300 m (262–984 ft)
Area17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kandanga Creek:
Amamoor Creek Amamoor Creek Amamoor
Upper Kandanga Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Upper Kandanga Imbil Melawondi

Kandanga Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people. [1]

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Geography

Kandanga Creek, the creek from which the locality takes its name, rises in neighbouring Upper Kandanga and enters this locality from the south-west and flows through the locality exiting to the north-east (Kandanga), where it becomes a tributary of the Mary River. [3] The creek forms a valley through the locality from the south-west to the north-east at elevations of 80 to 100 metres (260 to 330 ft) above sea level. On either side of the valley the land rises into more mountainous terrain, rising to 300 metres (980 ft) in the north-west of the locality and 250 metres (820 ft) in the south-west of the locality. [4]

The main land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

The locality takes its name from the creek, which is a Kabi word, koondangoor meaning mountainous. [2] [4]

Kandanga Creek Provisional School opened on 23 April 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Kandanga Creek State School. [5] It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. [6] [7] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 249 Sterling Road ( 26°24′07″S152°38′09″E / 26.4020°S 152.6359°E / -26.4020; 152.6359 (Kandanga Creek State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] It was sold in November 2014 for $341,646. [11] The school's website was archived. [12]

In the 2016 census, Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Kandanga Creek has the following heritage listings:

Education

There are no schools in Kandanga Creek. The nearest primary school is Kandanga State School in neighbouring Kandanga to the east. The nearest secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north. [3]

Amenities

Kandanga Creek Community Hall is at 251 Sterling Road in John Doyle Memorial Park ( 26°24′09″S152°38′06″E / 26.4024°S 152.6351°E / -26.4024; 152.6351 (Kandanga Creek Community Hall) ). [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kandanga Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Kandanga Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46345)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Kandanga Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 17645)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. "9445-32 Imbil" (Map). Queensland Government. 2000. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. "New chapter for Kandanga Creek State School". Gympie Times . 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. "The former "KANDANGA CREEK STATE SCHOOL"". Ron Jeffery Realty. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. "249 Sterling Road, Kandanga Creek Qld 4570". Realestate.com.au . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  12. "Kandanga Creek State School - Home". Kandanga Creek State School. 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. "Kandanga Creek State School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. "Kandanga Creek Community Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. "Former Kandanga Sawmill" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. "Public halls and venues - Gympie Regional Council". Gympie Regional Council . Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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