Split Yard Creek, Queensland

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Split Yard Creek
Queensland
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Wivenhoe Power Station entry, 2023
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Split Yard Creek
Coordinates 27°22′24″S152°39′34″E / 27.3733°S 152.6594°E / -27.3733; 152.6594 (Split Yard Creek (centre of locality))
Population31 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.348/km2 (3.49/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4306
Area23.0 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Split Yard Creek:
Lake Wivenhoe Dundas Dundas
Lake Wivenhoe Split Yard Creek England Creek
Lake Wivenhoe Wivenhoe Pocket England Creek

Split Yard Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Split Yard Creek had a population of 31 people. [1]

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Geography

The locality is triangular in shape, wide at the north and narrow at the south. Lake Wivenhoe, impounded by the Wivenhoe Dam, loosely forms the western boundary, noting that the extent of the lake varies with the amount of water held by the dam. [3]

The Wivenhoe Somerset Road enters the locality from the south (Wivenhoe Pocket), forms part of the southern boudary of the locality and then heads north-west through the locality running parallel and east of Lake Wivenhoe north-western corner of the locality where it exits to Dundas. [4]

Splityard Creek Dam, 2012 Splityard Creek Dam 2.JPG
Splityard Creek Dam, 2012

Splityard Creek Dam is to the immediate east of the Wivenhoe Somerset Road ( 27°22′09″S152°38′22″E / 27.3691°S 152.6394°E / -27.3691; 152.6394 (Splityard Creek Dam) ). [5] It provides water for the pumped-storage hydroelectric Wivenhoe Power Station located between the higher-level Splityard Creek Dam and the lower-level Wivenhoe Dam ( 27°22′20″S152°37′55″E / 27.37222°S 152.63194°E / -27.37222; 152.63194 (Wivenhoe Power Station) ). [6]

The locality of Split Yard Creek has the following mountains: [3]

The D'Aguilar National Park is in the north of the locality extending into neighbouring Dundas to the north and beyond. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing. [11]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the watercourse Split Yard Creek which flows through the locality ( 27°23′16″S152°39′05″E / 27.38768°S 152.65128°E / -27.38768; 152.65128 (Split Yard Creek (mouth)) ). [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Split Yard Creek had a population of 37 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Split Yard Creek had a population of 31 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Split Yard Creek. The nearest government primary school is Fernvale State School in Fernvale to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the south-west. [14]

Attractions

There is a public carpark with access to the Splityard Creek Lookout at the Splityard Creek Dam. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Split Yard Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Split Yard Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44919)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. "Splityard Creek Dam – reservoir in Somerset Regional (entry 31705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Parks & Reserves". Fernvale.info. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Hernandia Hill – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 15791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Mount England – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 11770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. "Mount Baxter – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 39154)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  12. "Split Yard Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 31679)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Split Yard Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2025.