Coles Creek, Queensland
Coles Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coles Creek | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°21′15″S 152°44′20″E / 26.3541°S 152.7388°ECoordinates: 26°21′15″S 152°44′20″E / 26.3541°S 152.7388°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 44 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.97/km2 (7.70/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.[1]
History[]
Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907 the school was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915 the school was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961.[3] The school was located on the northern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and Coles Creek Road (approx 26°22′06″S 152°45′16″E / 26.3682°S 152.7545°E).[4][5][6]
In the 2016 census, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.[7]
Geography[]
The Mary River forms the western and south-western boundaries. Coles Creek (the watercourse) flows through from east to north, where it forms part of the northern boundary before it joins the Mary. Skyring Creek forms the southern boundary before it flows into the Mary.[8]
Road infrastructure[]
The Bruce Highway runs through from east to north.
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Coles Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49687)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 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
- ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Coles Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Gympie Region
- Localities in Queensland
- Gympie Region geography stubs