Sandy Creek, Queensland

For Sandy Creek near Warwick, Queensland, see Allan, Queensland.

Sandy Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Sandy Creek had a population of 593 people.^[1]

Sandy Creek Queensland
Paddocks along Sandy Creek Road, 2015
Sandy Creek
Coordinates	26.8516°S 152.6427°E / -26.8516; 152.6427 (Sandy Creek (centre of locality))
Population	593 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	5.552/km2 (14.381/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4515
Area	106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.4 km (6 mi) NE of Kilcoy 61.0 km (38 mi) NE of Esk 91.8 km (57 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Sandy Creek: Jimna Jimna Conondale Mount Kilcoy Sandy Creek Bellthorpe Stony Creek Winya Glenfern Villeneuve Royston

Geography

Sandy Creek is located northeast of Kilcoy in South East Queensland.^[3]

Many parts of Sandy Creek are elevated along the southern Conondale Range and some of the range is protected within Bellthorpe National Park.^[3]

The locality has the following mountains:

• Mount Ann (26.9116°S 152.5993°E / -26.9116; 152.5993 (Mount Ann)) in the south-west of the locality, rising to 255 metres (837 ft)^[4][5][3]
• Mount Marysmokes (26.8699°S 152.6649°E / -26.8699; 152.6649 (Mount Marysmokes)) in the east of the locality, rising to 657 metres (2,156 ft)^[4][6][3]

History

Winya State School opened in 1918 and closed in 1960.^[7] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the north-east corner of the D'Aguilar Highway and Sandy Creek Road (26.9293°S 152.6073°E / -26.9293; 152.6073 (Winya State School (former))) now within the locality of Sandy Creek.^[8][9][3]

Hubners Bridge, 2015

Hubners Bridge, also known as Hubner Bridge, is a road bridge on the Sandy Creek Road over Sandy Creek (26.8537°S 152.626642°E / -26.8537; 152.626642 (Hubners Bridge)). The bridge was washed away on 9 January 2011 (2011-01-09) during the catastrophic 2010–2011 floods.^[10] A flying-fox was built across Sandy Creek to provide supplies to residents stranded due to bridge damage.^[11] It has been rebuilt since then and was re-opened on 6 April 2012 (2012-04-06).^[12]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Sandy Creek had a population of 555 people.^[13]

In the 2016 census, Sandy Creek had a population of 567 people.^[14]

In the 2021 census, Sandy Creek had a population of 593 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Sandy Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Kilcoy State School in neighbouring Mount Kilcoy to the west and Kilcoy State School in Kilcoy to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy.^[3]