Utchee Creek, Queensland

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Utchee Creek
Queensland
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Utchee Creek
Coordinates 17°37′52″S145°55′25″E / 17.6311°S 145.9236°E / -17.6311; 145.9236 (Utchee Creek (centre of locality))
Population256 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density8.95/km2 (23.18/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Utchee Creek:
Mamu No 6 Branch Camp Creek
Mamu Utchee Creek Germantown
Mena Creek Mena Creek Mena Creek

Utchee Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 256 people. [1]

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Geography

Utchee Creek is a farming area. It has many locally-owned banana farms along with various other crops.[ citation needed ]

The locality presumably takes its name from the watercourse Utchee Creek which rises near Mount Utchee in neighbouring Mamu to the west, then meanders through the southern part of the locality of Utchee Creek, briefly forms a part of the eastern boundary of the locality, and then flows into neighbouring Camp Creek to the north-east where it becomes a tributary of Boolabah Creek, just before Boolabah Creek becomes a tributary of the South Johnstone River. [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 255 people. [4]

In the 2021 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 256 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Utchee Creek. The nearest government primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Utchee Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Utchee Creek – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45762)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Utchee Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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