Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region)
| Spring Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Spring Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°26′30″S 152°19′19″E / 27.4416°S 152.3219°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 494 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.953/km2 (28.37/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Spring Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.[1]
History
[edit]Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903, it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.[3]
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre opened in January 2012.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Spring Creek had a population of 601 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Spring Creek. The nearest government primary school is Lake Claredon State School in neighbouring Lake Clarendon to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south.[6]
Facilities
[edit]Southern Queensland Correctional Centre is a 300-bed high security prison in Millers Road (27°28′12″S 152°18′25″E / 27.4701°S 152.3069°E).[7][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spring Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Spring Creek – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44990)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ 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 "Southern Queensland Correctional Centre". Prison locations. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Spring Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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