Pikes Creek, Queensland

Pikes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 26 people.[1]

Pikes Creek
Queensland
Pikes Creek
Coordinates28.7227°S 151.5416°E / -28.7227; 151.5416
Population26 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.216/km2 (0.560/sq mi)
Area120.3 km2 (46.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pikes Creek:
Warroo Pikedale Pikedale
Warroo Pikes Creek Springdale
Glenlyon Glenlyon Springdale

History

The locality was named after a pastoral run, transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852 along with Terica.[2]

Land in Pikes Creek was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 19 square miles (49 km2) were available in Pike's Creek and 9.5 square miles (25 km2) in Pike's Creek North.[3]

Jibbenbah State School opened on 22 June 1922 and closed on 27 January 1925.[4]

Pike Creek State School opened on 21 May 1973 and closed on 10 December 1976.[5]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pikes Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Pikes Creek - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45967)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  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
  5. 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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