Home Creek, Queensland

"Home Creek" redirects here. For the neighbourhood of Home Creek in the South Burnett Region, see Cushnie, Queensland.

Home Creek Queensland
Home Creek
Coordinates	23.9838°S 145.2372°E / -23.9838; 145.2372
Population	24 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0195/km^2 (0.0505/sq mi)
Area	1,231.5 km^2 (475.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	56.2 km (35 mi) S of Blackall 80.2 km (50 mi) N of Blackall, Queensland 635 km (395 mi) W of Rockhampton 1,045 km (649 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Barcaldine Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Home Creek: Barcaldine Downs Patrick Patrick Barcaldine Downs Home Creek Narbethong Moombria Blackall Evora

Home Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Home Creek had a population of 24 people.^[1]

On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Home Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine.^[3][4][5]

Geography

The Landsborough Highway passes through the locality from north (Patrick) to south (Blackall).^[6]

The watercourse Home Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in Evora to the south-east and then flows through the locality of Home Creek from the south-east to the west (Barcaldine Downs) where it becomes a tributary to the Alice River.^[6]

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[6]

Education

There are no schools in Home Creek. The nearest primary and secondary schools are in Barcaldine and Blackall.^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Home Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Home Creek – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
3. "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
4. "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
5. "Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.