Googa Creek

Googa Creek
Queensland
Googa Creek; Queensland
	Googa Creek
Coordinates	26°57′48″S 152°03′19″E / 26.9633°S 152.0552°ECoordinates: 26°57′48″S 152°03′19″E / 26.9633°S 152.0552°E
Population	43 (2016 census)
• Density	0.587/km2 (1.521/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4314
Area	73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.7 km (9 mi) SSW of Blackbutt ; 26.1 km (16 mi) SE of Yarraman ; 47.1 km (29 mi) S of Nanango ; 96.3 km (60 mi) N of Toowoomba ; 170 km (106 mi) NW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Googa Creek:

Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.^[1]

History[]

Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed on 1950.^[3] It was located at approximately

26°57′18″S 152°02′35″E / 26.9550°S 152.0430°E to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.^[4]^[5]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.^[6]

In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.^[1]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.^[7]

Education[]

There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times (18, 889). Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[qfhs-3] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[4] "Parish of Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[globe-5] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[6] "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times (18, 889). Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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