Yandina Creek, Queensland
Yandina Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°31′35″S 153°01′35″E / 26.5263°S 153.0263°ECoordinates: 26°31′35″S 153°01′35″E / 26.5263°S 153.0263°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 760 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 28.90/km2 (74.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4561 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 120 km (75 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ninderry | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Yandina Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Yandina Creek had a population of 760 people.[1]
Geography[]
Yandina Creek is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.[3]
History[]
The name Yandina comes from Indigenous words yan meaning to go and dinna meaning feet.[4][5]
Yandina Creek Provisional School opened on 16 June 1914. On 1 May 1917 it became Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1920. On 9 May 1932 the school reopened and then closed in December 1941.[6] In 1949 the school building from the former Valdora State School was relocated to Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 7 August 1964.[6] The school was at 931 North Arm Yandina Creek Road (26°30′41″S 153°01′01″E / 26.5115°S 153.0169°E).[7][3]
Coolum Beach Christian College opened in Yandina Creek on 4 January 2004.[6]
Education[]
Coolum Beach Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 2 Arcoona Road (26°32′07″S 153°02′50″E / 26.5354°S 153.0472°E).[8][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 295 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[10]
The nearest government primary schools are in Coolum Beach and North Arm. The nearest government secondary schools are in Coolum Beach and Nambour.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yandina Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Yandina Creek – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "South East Queensland – Place Names". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ "Maroochy Council – Place Name Origins". Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Coolum Beach Christian College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
External links[]
- Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
- Localities in Queensland