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North Deep Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.[1]
| North Deep Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  North Deep Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.0930°S 152.6902°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 388 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.572/km2 (27.38/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Butlers Knob is a mountain in the northernmost part of the locality (26.0565°S 152.6916°E), rising to 199 metres (653 ft) above sea level.[3][4] It may be named after early selector James William Butler who purchased land to the north-east of the mountain (portion 855, parish of Goomboorian as recorded on plan M37395) on 12 February 1877.[5]
Deep Creek (North Branch) rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south and exits to the south-east (Veteran), from where it continues to meander south until it crosses into the locality of East Deep Creek where it beomes a tributary of Deep Creek.[4]
The Bruce Highway passes through the southern part of the locality, entering from the south-east (Veteram) and exiting to the south-west (Tamaree), but it does not provide access to the locality. The main artery through the locality is North Deep Creek Road which enters from the south-east (Veteran) and winds its way north through the locality exiting to the north (Anderleigh).[6]
The Gympie National Park occupies the north-east and south-east of the locality with the Gympie State Fores in the east. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, rural residential housing, production forestry, and some crop growing.[7]
North Deep Creek Provisional School opened in 1921. By 1924, it had become North Deep Creek State School. It closed in 1967.[8] It was at 256 Young Road (26.08497°S 152.68156°E).[9][10][11]
In the 2016 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 392 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.[1]
There are no schools in North Deep Creek. The nearest government primary school is Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School, both in Gympie to the south.[13]
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