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Struck Oil
Queensland
Struck Oil; Queensland
	Struck Oil
Coordinates	23°36′45″S 150°26′47″E / 23.6125°S 150.4463°E
Population	151 (2021 census)
• Density	7.19/km2 (18.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4714
Area	21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.3 km (6 mi) ENE of Mount Morgan ; 36.5 km (23 mi) SSW of Rockhampton ; 661 km (411 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)	Mirani
Federal division(s)	Flynn
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Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.^[1]

History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.^[3]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944.^[4] It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road (approx 23°36′44″S 150°27′04″E / 23.61226°S 150.45112°E / -23.61226; 150.45112 (Struck Oil State School (former))).^[5]^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Morgan.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Westwood" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[3] Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[qfhs-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] "Westwood" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[globe-6] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[Census2016-7] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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Struck Oil, Queensland

History

Demographics

Education

References