Apple Tree Creek, Queensland

Apple Tree Creek Queensland
Apple Tree Creek Hotel
Apple Tree Creek
Coordinates	25.2244°S 152.2383°E / -25.2244; 152.2383
Population	726 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	30.63/km^2 (79.34/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4660
Area	23.7 km^2 (9.2 sq mi)
Location	5.9 km (4 mi) W of Childers 48.9 km (30 mi) SSW of Bundaberg 64.7 km (40 mi) WNW of Hervay Bay 324 km (201 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Hinkler
Localities around Apple Tree Creek: Isis Central North Isis North Isis Eureka Apple Tree Creek Childers Eureka Kullogum Kullogum

Apple Tree Creek is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Bodalla, the Dundaburra people of the Northern Kabi group name from the Gregory River Plum which to first Europeans looked like an apple. Prior to settlement of the Isis District which includes Apple tree Creek, the area was called Buth'arth translating to scrub. The town was renamed as Apple Tree Creek in 1962.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Apple Tree Creek had a population of 726 people.^[1]

Geography

Apple Tree Creek is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west of Childers on the Isis Highway.^[4]

History

The area was called Buth'arth meaning scrub in Dundaburra language.^{[citation needed]}

European settlers entered the district from the 1840s. The initial industries were grazing, sawmilling and then growing sugarcane.^[5]

Apple Tree Creek Provisional School opened on 28 November 1887. It became Apple Tree Creek State School on 5 July 1897. It closed on 21 December 1969.^[6]

In 1896, a railway line extending from Childers to Cordalba was erected, bypassing Apple Tree Creek.^[4]

The Apple Tree Creek cemetery was established in 1896.^[5]

The Apple Tree Creek Post Office opened around January 1909 (a receiving office had been open since 1898) and closed in 1975.^[7]

St Anne's Anglican Church was dedicated on 10 July 1930 by Venerable William Powning Glover, Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It has since closed.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the town of Apple Tree Creek had a population of 509 people.^[9]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Apple Tree Creek had a population of 639 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Apple Tree Creek had a population of 726 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Apple Tree Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Apple Tree Creek War Memorial, Bruce Highway^[11]
• Apple Tree Creek Cemetery, Drummond Street (near the junction with Gentle Annie Road, 25.2243°S 152.2379°E / -25.2243; 152.2379 (Apple Tree Creek Cemetery))^[12][5]

Education

There are no schools in Apple Tree Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Childers State School in neighbouring Childers to the east and Cordalba State School in Cordalba to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Isis District State High School, also in Childers.^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Apple Tree Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Apple Tree Creek – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 40969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "Apple Tree Creek – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. "Apple Tree Creek". Queensland Places. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
5. "Apple Tree Creek Cemetery" (PDF). Bundaberg Region Heritage Register. Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 28 April 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
8. "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Apple Tree Creek (L". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Apple Tree Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (entry 600607)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
12. "Planning Scheme Policy for Heritage and Neighbourhood Character" (PDF). Bundaberg Regional Council. 2015. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

External links

• "Apple Tree Creek". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• Town map of Apple Tree Creek, 1974