Bella Creek, Queensland
Bella Creek | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yabba Creek at Bella Creek, 2017 | |||||||||||||
  Bella Creek | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Bella Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°28′40″S 152°33′40″E / 26.4777°S 152.5611°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 50 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.80/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Bella Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
Geography
The watercourse Bella Creek rises to the west of the locality in Lake Borumba and flows east into the locality of Bella Creek where it takes a meandering but generally eastward route through the locality. It becomes a tributary of Yabba Creek near the south-eastern boundary of the suburb.[3][4][5]
Bella Creek Road enters the locality from the south-east (Lake Borumba) and proceeds west through the locality. It loosely follows the course of the creek on its southern side. The road exits to the south-west (Lake Borumba). Little Bella Creek Road branches off from Bella Creek Road and proceeds north crossing the creek, terminating before the locality's northern boundary.[3][6][7]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, but there are some rural residential lots along Litle Bella Creek Road.[8]
History
Bella Junction Provisional School opened on 28 May 1928 with 13 students. It was built with timber donated by local people and built by local farmer Frank Edward Schellbach. Declining enrolments forced the school to close on 11 July 1932.[9] The school was located at the junction of the Bella Creek and Yabba Creek beside the state forest reserve (at approx 26°29′28″S 152°35′16″E / 26.4912°S 152.5879°E).[10][11]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bella Creek had a population of 43 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Bella Creek. The nearest government primary school is Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) and Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bella Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bella Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46304)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bella Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 2156)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Yabba Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 38332)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Little Bella Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 19511)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 April 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
- ↑ "EUMUNDI". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ Imbil School centenary, 1897-1997 : incorporating Bella Junction, Bollier, Borumba Dam & Brooloo Schools, The Centenary Committee, 1997, pp. map, 5–9, ISBN 978-0-646-33095-2
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bella Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
Media related to Bella Creek, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons