Pierces Creek, Queensland

Pierces Creek Queensland
Pierces Creek
Coordinates	27°09′46″S152°02′13″E / 27.1627°S 152.0369°E / -27.1627; 152.0369 (Pierces Creek (centre of locality))
Population	95 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	2.357/km2 (6.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4355
Area	40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.3 km (9 mi) N of Crows Nest 45.8 km (28 mi) NE of Highfields 57.9 km (36 mi) N of Toowoomba CBD 165 km (103 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Pierces Creek: Emu Creek Emu Creek Anduramba Jones Gully Pierces Creek Anduramba Jones Gully Mountain Camp Crows Nest

Pierces Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] It was formerly known as Virginia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 95 people. ^[1]

History

The locality was originally named Pierce Creek but it was renamed Pierces Creek in 2005. ^[2] It appears on a 1944 map as Virginia. ^[3]

Virginia Provisional School opened on 12 October 1908 and became Virginia State School in 1909. In 1918 it was renamed Pierce Creek State School. It closed on 18 October 1959. ^[4] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road south of the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′24″S152°03′47″E / 27.1900°S 152.0631°E / -27.1900; 152.0631 (Pierce Creek State School) ). ^[3]

St Faith's Anglican Church in Pechey was dedicated on 10 September 1911 by the Venerable Archdeacon Arthur Rivers. ^{[5] [6]} In February 1931 it was relocated to Virginia (now Pierces Creek), where it was re-dedicated on 1 March 1930 by Archdeacon Glover. ^{[7] [8] [9]} It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road near the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′19″S152°03′42″E / 27.1887°S 152.0618°E / -27.1887; 152.0618 (St Faith's Anglican Church) ). ^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 70 people. ^[10]

In the 2021 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 95 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pierces Creek. The nearest government primary school is Crow's Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south-west. ^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pierces Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Pierces Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48037)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. Cressbrook (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. § NS 25, EW 15. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
5. "CROW'S NEST DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 746. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Untitled". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 755. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
7. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
8. "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 794. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
9. "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 808. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pierces Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 December 2024.