Welcome Creek
| Welcome Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Welcome Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°46′20″S 152°15′41″E / 24.7722°S 152.2613°ECoordinates: 24°46′20″S 152°15′41″E / 24.7722°S 152.2613°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 445 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.549/km2 (24.73/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Welcome Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Welcome Creek had a population of 445 people.[1]
History[]
Welcome Creek State School opened on 21 May 1931 and closed on 31 December 2003. After closure, the students were transferred to Moore Park State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach.[3] The school was located at 669 Moore Park Road (24°46′11″S 152°16′45″E / 24.7697°S 152.2792°E).[4]
Agnew School opened on 3 February 2003 in Boundary Street, South Bundabert, one of several Agnew Schools operated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (sometimes called the Exclusive Brethren) in Queensland. By 2006 the school needed more space and in mid-2006 the church purchased the former Welcome School State School from the Queensland Government and relocated the Agnew School to that site. However, in 2014 with student numbers at 30-40 students, it was decided to close the school and transport the students by wifi-equipped bus each day to the Agnew School in Maryborough.[3][4]
In the 2016 census Welcome Creek had a population of 445 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Welcome Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Welcome Creek – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44809)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Exclusive Brethren school closes at Welcome Creek". Bundaberg News Mail. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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