Mountain Creek Buderim, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°41′55″S153°06′04″E / 26.6986°S 153.1011°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 11,950 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4557 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Buderim | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people. [3]
Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of Buderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the Mooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way. [4]
The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986. [2]
Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994. [5]
Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995. [5]
Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012. [6]
In the 2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people. [3]
Mountain Creek is among the top 27% of affluent areas in the Sunshine Coast region, with a median household income of $1,910. The economic class distribution is skewed towards the middle class, at 51.7%, with the rest distributed among the underclass (13%), upper class (5.5%), and working class (29.8%). [8] [ clarification needed ]
Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive ( 26°41′27″S153°06′12″E / 26.6909°S 153.1033°E ). [9] [10] It includes a special education program. [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). [11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). [12]
Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive ( 26°42′33″S153°06′41″E / 26.7091°S 153.1115°E ). [9] [13] It includes a special education program. [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). [11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). [14]
Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive ( 26°41′17″S153°06′10″E / 26.6881°S 153.1029°E ). [9] [15] It includes a special education program. [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). [11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent). [16]
Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus of TAFE Queensland is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek ( 26°41′32″S153°06′24″E / 26.6923°S 153.1068°E ). [17] [18]
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre. [19]
There are a number of parks in the area:
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