Greens Creek, Queensland

Greens Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.^[1]

Greens Creek Queensland
Gympie East State School, 2020
Greens Creek
Coordinates	26.1722°S 152.7486°E / -26.1722; 152.7486 (Greens Creek (centre of locality))
Population	344 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	17.82/km2 (46.16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.9 km (6 mi) E of Gympie 183 km (114 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Greens Creek: Canina Canina Wolvi Veteran Greens Creek Wolvi East Deep Creek Cedar Pocket Cedar Pocket

History

Gympie East State School, shortly after opening

Official opening of Gympie East State School by Minister for Public Instruction, Jack Pizzey, 9 October 1965

Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 February 1894. On 7 June 1899, it became Cootharaba Road State School. It was at 27 Grecian Bends Road (26.16932°S 152.71768°E / -26.16932; 152.71768 (Cootharaba Road State School (former))).^[3][4]

In 1961, the parents of Beenam Range State School, Cedar Pocket State School, Cootharaba Road State School, and Neusa Vale State School voted in favour of replacing those schools with a central school in the area.^[5] Cootharaba Road State School closed in 1925 when the new Gympie East State School opened in Greens Creek on 25 January 1965.^[6] It was officially opened on 9 October 1965 by the Minister for Public Instruction, Jack Pizzey.^[5]

As at September 2022, the two school buildings of Cootharaba Road State School are still extant on the site.^[7][8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Greens Creek had a population of 326 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.^[1]

Education

Gympie East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 219 Cedar Pocket Road (26.1798°S 152.7327°E / -26.1798; 152.7327 (Gympie East State School)).^[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 140 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).^[12]

There are no secondary schools in Greens Creek. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greens Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Greens Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
4. "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
5. "History". Gympie East State School. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. "27 Grecian Bends Road, Greens Creek". Realestate.com.au. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
8. "Cootharaba Road State School (former)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greens Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Gympie East State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.