Kings Creek, Queensland

Kings Creek Queensland
Kings Creek
Coordinates	27°52′55″S151°55′04″E / 27.8819°S 151.9177°E / -27.8819; 151.9177 (Kings Creek (centre of locality))
Population	55 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.567/km2 (4.06/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4361
Elevation	430–470 m (1,411–1,542 ft) [2]
Area	35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.0 km (3 mi) N of Clifton 5.5 km (3 mi) S of Nobby 42.7 km (27 mi) S of Toowoomba CBD 165 km (103 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Kings Creek: Nobby Nobby Nevilton Mount Molar Kings Creek Missen Flat Ryeford Clifton Clifton

Kings Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Kings Creek had a population of 55 people. ^[1]

Geography

The creek Kings Creek enters the locality from the north-east (Nobby / Nevilton) and flows south-west across the locality, exiting to the south-west (Ryeford / Clifton); it is a tributary of the Condamine River. ^[2]

The Felton Clifton Road enters locality from the north (Nobby) and exits to the south (Clifton). ^[2] The South Western railway line runs immediately east and parallel to the road. ^[2] The district was once served by the now-closed Kings Creek railway station which was immediately north of the crossing of the line over the creek ( 27°54′02″S151°54′30″E / 27.90045°S 151.90824°E / -27.90045; 151.90824 (Kings Creek railway station (former)) ). ^[4]

The land is relatively flat and the land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation. ^[2]

History

The locality takes its name from the creek, which was named after pastoralist Joseph King of the Pilton and Clifton pastoral runs during the 1840s. ^[3]

In September 1883, tenders are called for the erection of a provisional school in King's Creek. ^[5] King's Creek Provisional School opened on 4 February 1884. ^[6] In November 1900, it became King's Creek State School. It closed on 30 April 1931. ^[7] It was on the eastern side of the road and railway (approx 27°53′27″S151°54′30″E / 27.89070°S 151.90825°E / -27.89070; 151.90825 (King's Creek State School (former)) ). ^[8]

An undated map shows allotments for sale in the township of King's Creek ( 27°53′31″S151°54′43″E / 27.892°S 151.912°E / -27.892; 151.912 (Kings Creek (proposed township)) ), situated on the "Clifton Estate". The allotments were adjacent to the South-Western railway line, close to King's Creek railway station, and the watercourse King's Creek. ^{[9] [10]} In June 1885, all of the allotments at the new township of King's Creek were sold but there was limited interest in the farm sites outside the town as the prices were thought to be too high. ^[11] The township failed to develop; that land is now used for farming. ^[2]

In December 1906, a Methodist church was opened at Kings Creek. ^{[12] [13]}

Kings Creek has a history of fossil finds over the years. In 1936, a prehistoric jaw bone was found. ^[14] In 2013, a late Pleistocene tooth was found in 2013 and attributed to Quinkana (an extinct species of crocodile). It was most similar to fragmentary teeth from Quinkana foritrostrum , but was not attributed to any species because of a lack of complete specimens. ^[15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kings Creek had a population of 72 people. ^[16]

In the 2021 census, Kings Creek had a population of 55 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kings Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the north and Clifton State School in neighbouring Clifton to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School, also in Clifton. ^[17]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kings Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. "Kings Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49269)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Clifton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
5. "Advertising". Warwick Examiner and Times . Vol. XVII, no. 998. Queensland, Australia. 19 September 1883. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
6. "GREENMOUNT". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXIII, no. 5, 603. Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1884. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 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. "Parish of Tooth" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
9. "Township of King's Creek: situated on the Clifton Estate, Darling Downs (c. 1880–1910)" (Map). Subdivision Map. n.d. hdl:10462/deriv/483715.
10. "Parish of Clifton and Tabletop" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
11. "Clifton Estate Sale". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXIV, no. 5,791. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1885. p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
12. "RELIGIOUS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXIII, no. 15, 260. Queensland, Australia. 8 December 1906. p. 16. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
13. "METHODISM". Warwick Daily News . No. 5109. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1935. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
14. "WHAT IS IT". The Queenslander . No. 2871. Queensland, Australia. 10 September 1921. p. 36. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
15. Sobbe, Ian H.; Price, Gilbert J.; Knezour, Robert A. (2013). "A ziphodont crocodile from the late Pleistocene King Creek catchment, Darling Downs, Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum . 52 (2): 601–606.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kings Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
17. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

Further reading

• Bishop, Bevan. History of King’s Creek School. Bevan Bishop – via State Library of Queensland.
• "Photographs of Kings Creek" – via State Library of Queensland.