Struck Oil, Queensland

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Struck Oil
Queensland
Struck Oil is located in Queensland
Struck Oil
Struck Oil
Coordinates23°36′45″S 150°26′47″E / 23.6125°S 150.4463°E / -23.6125; 150.4463Coordinates: 23°36′45″S 150°26′47″E / 23.6125°S 150.4463°E / -23.6125; 150.4463
Population179 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.52/km2 (22.08/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4714
Area21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Struck Oil:
Bouldercombe Bouldercombe Bouldercombe
Leydens Hill
Johnsons Hill		 Struck Oil Bouldercombe
Mount Morgan Limestone Bajool

Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.[1]

History[]

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.[3]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944.[4]

Education[]

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Morgan.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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