Sheep Station Creek, Queensland
Sheep Station Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sheep Station Creek had a population of 108 people.[1]
| Sheep Station Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Paddocks along Kilcoy Murgon Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Sheep Station Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.8630°S 152.505°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 108 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.785/km2 (2.034/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4515 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Northern parts rise in elevation along the south western extent of the Conondale Range. The majority of Sheep Station Creek has been cleared of native vegetation and is now used for agriculture purposes.
History
Kilcoy Provisional School opened on 1884. In 1892 it was renamed Sheep Station Creek Provisional School. It closed in 1941.[3]
At the 2011 census the locality recorded a very low population so it was included in the population statistics for a wider area which totalled 431.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sheep Station Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Sheep Station Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 49222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sheep Station Creek (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
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