Armstrong Creek, Queensland
Armstrong Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Armstrong Creek | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°13′04″S 152°47′35″E / 27.2177°S 152.7930°ECoordinates: 27°13′04″S 152°47′35″E / 27.2177°S 152.7930°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 325 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 13.21/km2 (34.22/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4520 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Moreton Bay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Armstrong Creek is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]
Geography[]
The North Pine River marks a portion of the northeastern boundary.
D'Aguilar National Park protects a section of forest in the west, where the D'Aguilar Range rises to elevations greater than 500 m.
History[]
Armstrong Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Armstrong Creek State School. It closed circa 1919.[3]
At the 2011 census the locality recorded a population of 373.[4]
In the 2016 census Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Armstrong Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Armstrong Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Armstrong Creek". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
Categories:
- Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
- Localities in Queensland
- South East Queensland geography stubs