Coordinates: 26°13′30″S 152°34′10″E / 26.225°S 152.5694°E / -26.225; 152.5694 (Scrubby Creek (centre of locality))

Scrubby Creek, Queensland (Gympie Region)

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Not to be confused with Scrubby Creek, Queensland (Blackall-Tambo Region).

Scrubby Creek
Queensland
Scrubby Creek is located in Queensland
Scrubby Creek
Scrubby Creek
Coordinates26°13′30″S 152°34′10″E / 26.225°S 152.5694°E / -26.225; 152.5694 (Scrubby Creek (centre of locality))
Population62 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density13.19/km2 (34.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Scrubby Creek:
Glastonbury The Palms Pie Creek
Glastonbury Scrubby Creek Pie Creek
Glastonbury Pie Creek Marys Creek

Scrubby Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Scrubby Creek had a population of 62 people.[1]

History

Scrubby Creek Provisional School opened on 20 August 1934 under head teacher Miss V. Flynn.[3] In 1935, it became Scrubby Creek State School. It closed on 6 May 1960.[4] It was at 707 Rocks Road (26°12′19″S 152°34′54″E / 26.20514°S 152.58153°E / -26.20514; 152.58153 (Scrubby Creek State School (former))).[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Scrubby Creek had a population of 55 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Scrubby Creek had a population of 62 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scrubby Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Scrubby Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46377)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Courier-mail. No. 340. Queensland, Australia. 29 September 1934. p. 5. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  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 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Scrubby Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale


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