Struck Oil, Queensland

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Struck Oil
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Struck Oil
Coordinates: 23°36′45″S150°26′47″E / 23.6125°S 150.4463°E / -23.6125; 150.4463 (Struck Oil (centre of locality))
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total151 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density7.19/km2 (18.62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4714
Suburbs around Struck Oil
Bouldercombe Bouldercombe Bouldercombe
Leydens Hill
Johnsons Hill 		Struck Oil Bouldercombe
Mount Morgan Limestone Bajool

Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people. [1]

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History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil . [3]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944. [4] It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road (approx 23°36′44″S150°27′04″E / 23.61226°S 150.45112°E / -23.61226; 150.45112 (Struck Oil State School (former)) ). [5] [6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest government primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest government secondary school is in Mount Morgan. [6]

Flora

Decaspermum struckoilicum is a critically endangered plant species in the myrtaceous family which only occurs in Struck Oil and nearby areas within the Bouldercombe Resource Reserve and Bouldercombe Conservation Park. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  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. ↑ "Westwood" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Species: Decaspermum struckoilicum (Struck Oil Myrtle)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
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