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Suburb of Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darr Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Darr Creek had a population of 13 people.[1]
Darr Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26.5219°S 151.1572°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.120/km2 (0.310/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4410[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 108.5 km2 (41.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Darr Creek's postcode is 4410.[2]
The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range).[4]
Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (26.5333°S 151.1833°E).[5]
The Chinchilla–Wondai Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.[6]
The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s.[3] Although it may actually be an abbreviated form of Daarbarah Creek named as such on a 1945 map drawn by Thomas Domville Taylor on an expedition with Ludwig Leichhardt through the area on their way to what is now Darwin.
Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961.[7] The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, 26.5309°S 151.1352°E).[8][9][4]
Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952.[7] It was on Millingwood Road at approx 26.5376°S 151.1759°E.[9][4]
In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Darr Creek had a population of 13 people.[1]
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