Alice Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°45′44″S 151°36′24″E / 26.7622°S 151.6066°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 88.1 km2 (34.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 50 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.57/km2 (1.47/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4610 | ||||||||||||
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Alice Creek is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Alice Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
Geography
Glencliff is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (26°46′00″S 151°40′00″E / 26.7666°S 151.6666°E).[3]
The watercourse Alice Creek rises in the Bunya Mountains and flows north into the locality of Alice Creek, where it becomes a tributary of the Stuart River (26°45′32″S 151°35′41″E / 26.7588°S 151.5946°E).[4][5]
Bunya Mountains Road enters the locality from the north (Kumbia) and exits to the south-west (Bunya Mountains).[6]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and forestry.[7]
History
Glencliff State School (sometimes written as Glencliffe State School) opened on 16 April 1923. It closed in 1949.[8] It was on the eastern side of Glencliffe Road (26°45′37″S 151°40′04″E / 26.76035°S 151.66776°E).[9][10]
Alice Creek State School opened on 19 September 1927. It closed in 1945.[11] It was at 75 Alice Creek Road (26°45′39″S 151°35′49″E / 26.7608°S 151.5970°E).[12][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Alice Creek had a population of 60 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Alice Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Alice Creek. The nearest government primary school is Kumbia State School in neighbouring Kumbia to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy to the north-east.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alice Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Alice Creek – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46186)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Glencliff – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 13941)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Alice Creek – watercourse in the South Burnett Region (entry 316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). 1951. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Cooyar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alice Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
