Ma Ma Creek, Queensland

Ma Ma Creek Queensland
Ma Ma Creek Community Centre, 2014
Ma Ma Creek
Coordinates	27°37′46″S152°11′21″E / 27.6295°S 152.1891°E / -27.6295; 152.1891 (Ma Ma Creek (town centre))
Population	155 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	6.60/km2 (17.08/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4347
Area	23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.1 km (9 mi) SW of Gatton 39.2 km (24 mi) ESE of Toowoomba 68.2 km (42 mi) W of Ipswich 103 km (64 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal division(s)	Wright
Localities around Ma Ma Creek: Lilydale Veradilla Winwill Lower Tenthill Flagstone Creek Ma Ma Creek Upper Tenthill Flagstone Creek Mount Whitestone Upper Tenthill

Ma Ma Creek is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Ma Ma Creek had a population of 155 people. ^[1]

Geography

Although there are some houses within the town, most of the population is living in rural residential blocks along the Gatton Clifton Road. Irrigated cropping also occurs along the road route with the remainder of the locality being used for grazing on natural vegetation. ^[4] Ma Ma Creek (the watercourse) flows through from south to north.

Road infrastructure

The Gatton–Clifton Road (State Route 80) runs through from north-east to south. ^[5]

History

Ma Ma Creek War Memorial, 2006

The town takes its name from the creek, which is a tributary of the Lockyer Creek and ultimately contributes into the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay. ^[4] The name Ma Ma is allegedly derived from the Aboriginal mia mia meaning bark huts. However, mia mia is an Aboriginal term from Western Australia, suggesting that Ma Ma was named by European settlers. ^[2]

Ma Ma Creek Post Office opened on 1 May 1884 (a receiving office had been open from 1881). ^[6]

The Ma Ma Creek War Memorial commemorates three brothers: James, George and Bertie Andrews who were all killed in action in World War I. The memorial was erected in 1920 by their mother Fleurine Elsie Andrews. Although a private monument, it is used by the wider community for ANZAC Day ceremonies. ^[7]

Ma Ma Creek Provisional School opened on 27 October 1880. On 21 January 1889 it became Ma Ma State School. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Ma Ma Creek and surrounding districts had a population of 403 people. ^[11]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Ma Ma Creek had a population of 149 people. ^[12]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Ma Ma Creek had a population of 155 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Ma Ma Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Gatton-Clifton Road: Ma Ma Creek War Memorial ^[13]

Education

Ma Ma Creek State School, 2023

Ma Ma Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 803 Gatton-Clifton Road ( 27°37′44″S152°11′24″E / 27.6288°S 152.1900°E / -27.6288; 152.1900 (Ma Ma Creek State School) ). ^{[14] [15]} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 16 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). ^[16]

There is no secondary school in Ma Ma Creek. The nearest secondary school is the Lockyer District State High School in Gatton. ^[4]

Amenities

St Stephen's Anglican church and cemetery, 2006

The town has a community centre and general store. There are two churches, St Stephens Anglican church and a Church of Christ. St Stephens Anglican church has an associated cemetery. ^{[17] [18]}

See also

• List of reduplicated Australian place names

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ma Ma Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Ma Ma Creek – town in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 20329)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. "Ma Ma Creek – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44977)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. Google (15 September 2021). "Ma Ma Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
6. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
7. "Ma Ma Creek War Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
10. "MA MA CREEK". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1880. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2017– via National Library of Australia.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ma Ma Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ma Ma Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Ma Ma Creek War Memorial (entry 600514)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
14. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
15. "Ma Ma Creek State School". Ma Ma Creek State School. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
16. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
17. Google (11 October 2019). "Ma Ma Creek" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
18. "St Stephens at Ma Ma Creek". Anglican Parish of Gatton. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

Further reading

• Neumann, Don; Ma Ma Creek State School (1980), Ma Ma Creek School Centenary, 1880-1980, School Centenary Committee, retrieved 11 October 2019

External links

Media related to Ma Ma Creek, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons