Orange Creek, Queensland

Orange Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Orange Creek had a population of 197 people.^[1]

Orange Creek Queensland
Orange Creek
Coordinates	24.3322°S 150.3488°E / -24.3322; 150.3488 (Orange Creek (centre of locality))
Population	197 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.6685/km2 (1.731/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4715
Area	294.7 km2 (113.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.3 km (13 mi) NW of Biloela 128 km (80 mi) SW of Gladstone 134 km (83 mi) SSW of Rockhampton 601 km (373 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Orange Creek: Woolein Greycliffe Jambin Banana Orange Creek Callide Banana Prospect Dakenba

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the Burnett Highway and to the south-west by the Dawson Highway.^[3]

The Moura railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Jambin) and exits to the south-east (Banana). There are no railway stations on the line within the locality.^[3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.^[3]

The locality presumably takes its name from the watercourse Orange Creek which flows through the locality.^[4]

History

Coreen State School opened on 23 August 1933 and closed in 1951.^[5] It was on Prospect Creek Goovigen Road (approx 24.3319°S 150.4009°E / -24.3319; 150.4009 (Coreen State School (former))).^[6] It takes its name from the local parish name.^[7]

Greycliffe State School opened on 11 November 1935. It closed on 17 December 1993.^[5] It was on the corner of Belldeen Greycliffe Road and Prospect Creek Goovigen Road (24.2661°S 150.3562°E / -24.2661; 150.3562 (Greycliffe State School (former))), now within Orange Creek.^[8][3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Orange Creek had a population of 212 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Orange Creek had a population of 197 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Orange Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Prospect Creek State School in neighbouring Prospect to the south, Biloela State School in Biloela to the south-east, and Jambin State School in neighbouring Jambin to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela.^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Orange Creek – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49566)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. "Orange Creek – watercourse in Shire of Banana (entry 25526)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
7. "Coreen – parish in the Banana Shire (entry 8438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
8. "Parish of Greycliffe" (Map). Queensland Government. 1967. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Orange Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

Further reading

• Jambin State School : reflections of 75 years 1929-2004, Jambin State School, 2004 — includes Upper Don State School, Earlsfield State School, and Greycliffe State School