Coles Creek, Queensland

Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.[1]

Coles Creek
Queensland
Coles Creek
Coordinates26.3541°S 152.7388°E / -26.3541; 152.7388
Population44 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.97/km2 (7.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Coles Creek:
Kybong Traveston Traveston
Amamoor Coles Creek Cooran
Kandanga Tuchekoi Tuchekoi

History

Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907 the school was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915 the school was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961.[3]

In the 2016 census, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Coles Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49687)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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