Carneys Creek, Queensland

Carneys Creek is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It borders New South Wales.[3]

Carneys Creek
Queensland
Entrance to Main Range National Park
Carneys Creek
Coordinates28.2113°S 152.5350°E / -28.2113; 152.5350
Population51 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.506/km2 (1.312/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4310
Area100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Carneys Creek:
Emu Vale Moogerah Croftby
Mount Colliery Carneys Creek Burnett Creek
The Head Koreelay (NSW) Burnett Creek

History

Carney's Creek Provisional School opened in 1890. On 1 January 1909 it became Carney's Creek State School. It closed in 1914 due to low numbers of students. The school re-opened in 1920 but then closed again in 1921. It reopened in 1922. It closed permanently in 1970.[4]

Demographics

Carneys Creek has a population of 51 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 25 households, in which 59.1% of the population are males and 40.9% of the population are females with a median age of 55, 17 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,062, $376 below the national average.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carneys Creek". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Carneys Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 46151)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  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


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