Spring Creek, Queensland (Darling Downs)

This article is about the locality in the Toowoomba Region. For the locality in the Shire of Banana, see Spring Creek, Queensland (Banana Shire). For the locality in Lockyer Valley Region, see Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region).

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Spring Creek
Queensland
Spring Creek State School, 1897
Spring Creek is located in Queensland
Spring Creek
Spring Creek
Coordinates27°57′24″S 151°59′04″E / 27.9566°S 151.9844°E / -27.9566; 151.9844 (Spring Creek (centre of locality))
Population195 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.716/km2 (7.034/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area71.8 km2 (27.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Spring Creek:
Headington Hill Headington Hill Upper Pilton
Clifton Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Elphinstone Allora Forest Springs

Spring Creek is a rural locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Spring Creek had a population of 195 people.[1]

Geography

The New England Highway runs through from north to south. Gatton–Clifton Road passes to the north-west.[4]

The land use is predominantly cropping with some grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

St Matthew's Anglican Church was dedicated on 8 March 1876 by Bishop Matthew Hale. It closed in 1969 through loss of its congregation to larger towns.[6]

Spring Creek State School opened on 15 August 1871 and closed on 8 May 1954.[7] It was located at 616 Spring Creek Road (27°57′07″S 151°59′31″E / 27.9520°S 151.9920°E / -27.9520; 151.9920 (Spring Creek State School (former))).[8][9]

Stannum Provisional School opened on 16 August 1915. On 1 April 1920 it became Stannum State School. It closed circa 1924.[7]

Spring Creek Upper State School opened in early 1915 at Mrs Hill's before a school building opened on 7 July 1915. It had a temporary closed from August 1950 to February 1952. It closed finally in 1970.[7] It was located at 318 Doyle Road (27°57′41″S 152°02′20″E / 27.96134°S 152.03890°E / -27.96134; 152.03890 (Spring Creek Upper State School (former))).[10][5]

Table Top State School opened on 29 January 1952 and closed on 30 January 1963.[7] Tabletop parish (27°57′S 152°00′E / 27.95°S 152.00°E / -27.95; 152.00 (Tabletop (parish))) is to the immediate north of Allora in the vicinity of the present day locality of Spring Creek.[11]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Spring Creek had a population of 354 people.[12]

In the 2016 census, Spring Creek had a population of 194 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Spring Creek had a population of 195 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Spring Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Clifton State School in neighbouring Clifton to the west, Allora State School in neighbouring Allora to the south, and Pilton State School in Pilton to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10 only) in neighbouring Allora to the south and Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Clifton to the west.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spring Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Spring Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49257)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Spring Creek – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Spring Creek" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Parish of Clifton and Tabletop" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Clifton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Parish of Clifton and Tabletop" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Tabletop – parish in the Toowoomba Region (entry 33084)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Spring Creek". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Spring Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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