Rush Creek, Queensland
| Rush Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Hay Cottage, farmhouse at Rush Creek, 1870s | |||||||||||||||
  Rush Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°12′18″S 152°52′00″E / 27.2049°S 152.8666°ECoordinates: 27°12′18″S 152°52′00″E / 27.2049°S 152.8666°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 157 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.21/km2 (29.04/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4521 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.0 km2 (5.4 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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Rush Creek is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rush Creek had a population of 157 people.[1]
Geography[]
The North Pine River marks the southern boundary of Rush Creek.
History[]
Hay Cottage was originally built about 1870 by Ernest Goertz. The cottage later passed to Charles Hay who raised a family there. The construction of the North Pine Dam in the early 1970s required the resumption of the cottage's land. In 1989 the cottage was relocated to 27 William Street in Dayboro and is occupied by Hay Cottage Arts and Crafts Association Inc.[3][4]
Forbes Creek Provisional School opened on 20 August 1880. On 1 January 1909 it became Forbes Creek State School. It closed in 1960.[5]
At the 2011 census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 497.[6]
References[]
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rush Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Rush Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45467)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Hay Cottage on the move in 1989". Dayboro. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Cottage History". Hay Cottage, Dayboro. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rush Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
- Localities in Queensland