Oakey Creek, Queensland

This article is about the locality in Rockhampton Region. For the locality in the Scenic Rim Region, see Oaky Creek, Queensland. For the town in Toowoomba Region, see Oakey, Queensland.

Oakey Creek Queensland
Oakey Creek
Coordinates	23.7291°S 150.3161°E / -23.7291; 150.3161 (Oakey Creek (centre of locality))
Population	12 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.216/km^2 (0.559/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4714
Area	55.6 km^2 (21.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Oakey Creek: Westwood Boulder Creek Walmul Westwood Oakey Creek Fletcher Creek Westwood Wura Fletcher Creek

Oakey Creek is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Oakey Creek had a population of 12 people.^[1]

Geography

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Walmul) and exits to the south (Wura).^[3]

History

Konara State School opened in 1919. It closed in 1927.^[4] It was north of the Konara railway station, between the Dawson Valley railway line and the Dee River, just south of the confluence with Fletcher Creek (approx 23.7633°S 150.36009°E / -23.7633; 150.36009 (Konara State School (former))).^[5][6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Oakey Creek had "no people or a very low population".^[7]

In the 2021 census, Oakey Creek had a population of 12 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Oakey Creek has the following heritage-listed sites:

• remains of the Adolphus William Copper Smelter^[8]

Education

There are no schools in Oakey Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School, both in Mount Morgan to the north-east.^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oakey Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Oakey Creek – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48817)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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 Two Mile series sheet 2m201" (Map). Queensland Government. 1937. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakey Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
8. "Adolphus William Copper Smelter and Dee Township (entry 700013)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 April 2022.