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
Paddocks along Kilcoy Murgon Road, 2015
Sheep Station Creek
Coordinates26.8630°S 152.505°E / -26.8630; 152.505
Population108 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.785/km2 (2.034/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4515
Area137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Sheep Station Creek:
Linville Monsildale Jimna
Moore
Harlin		 Sheep Station Creek Mount Kilcoy
Woolmar Kilcoy Winya

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]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sheep Station Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Sheep Station Creek - locality in Somerset Region (entry 49222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 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 (31 October 2012). "Sheep Station Creek (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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