Pheasant Creek, Queensland

This article is about the locality in Queensland, Australia. For other places named "Pheasant Creek", see Pheasant Creek (disambiguation).

Pheasant Creek Queensland
Pheasant Creek
Coordinates	23°48′21″S150°06′05″E / 23.8058°S 150.1013°E / -23.8058; 150.1013 (Pheasant Creek (centre of locality))
Population	48 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.1572/km2 (0.407/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	305.3 km2 (117.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	12.5 km (8 mi) NW of Wowan 54.6 km (34 mi) SW of Mount Morgan 76.5 km (48 mi) SW of Rockhampton 84.6 km (53 mi) NNW of Biloela 654 km (406 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Pheasant Creek: Gogango Westwood Westwood Gainsford Pheasant Creek Dululu Dumpy Creek Wowan Wowan

Pheasant Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Leichhardt Highway runs along part of the eastern boundary. ^[3]

The locality takes its name from the watercourse Pheasant Creek which rises in the south-west of the locality and flows through the locality, exiting to the north-east (Westwood). ^[4] The creek in turn was named after the hundreds of scrub turkeys (called "pheasants" by the local people) that inhabited the creek banks. Early settlers ate the birds. ^[5]

Pheasant Creek has the following mountains:

• Mount Wheal ( 23°52′12″S150°04′06″E / 23.8701°S 150.0682°E / -23.8701; 150.0682 (Mount Wheal) ), rising to 609 metres (1,998 ft) above sea level ^{[6] [7]}
• Mount Spencer ( 23°55′21″S150°05′10″E / 23.9225°S 150.0862°E / -23.9225; 150.0862 (Mount Spencer) ), 598 metres (1,962 ft) ^{[6] [8]}

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing. ^[9]

History

Pheasant Creek Provisional School opened circa 1919, but closed circa 1921. It was a tent school, which was relocated to Benarabin. After much local lobbying, ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]} in 1925, a new school building was erected and opened as Pheasant Creek State School, ^{[20] [21]} but it had closed by 1928 with the building proposed to be relocated to Biloela. ^{[22] [23] [24] [25]} Lobbying for a school resumed in 1936. ^{[26] [27] [28]} In April 1940, tenders were called for a new school building (possibly funded by the local community), ^{[29] [30]} which opened on 29 October 1940. It closed permanently in 1967. ^[31] It was on the western side of Grantleigh Pheasant Creek Road ( 23°49′08″S150°04′09″E / 23.81876°S 150.06903°E / -23.81876; 150.06903 (Pheasant Creek State School (former)) ). ^{[32] [33] [34]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people. ^[35]

In the 2021 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schols in Pheasant Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Wowan State School in neighbouring Wowan to the south-east, Westwood State School in neighbouring Westwood to the north-east, and Gogango State School in neighbouring Gogango to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Mount Morgan State High School in Mount Morgan to the north-east. However, for students in some parts of Pheasant Creek, it would be too distant for a daily commute and the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[36]

References

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