Pie Creek

Pie Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.^[1]

Pie Creek Queensland
Dairy shed at Lorensen farm, circa 1950
Pie Creek
Coordinates	26.2416°S 152.6194°E / -26.2416; 152.6194 (Pie Creek (centre of locality))
Population	1,137 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	53.13/km2 (137.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.4 km (5 mi) SW of Gympie 177 km (110 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Pie Creek: The Palms Widgee Crossing South Nahrunda Southside Scrubby Creek Pie Creek Jones Hill Marys Creek Langshaw Mooloo McIntosh Creek

Geography

Eel Creek forms part of the northern boundary of the locality. The watercourse Pie Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in neighbouring Mooloo to the south and enters the locality from Mooloo, flowing northwards through the locality, and then forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality where it becomes a tributary of Eel Creek.^[3]

Land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing.^[4]

History

Pie Creek Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Pie Creek State School. It closed in 1962.^[5] It was at 494 Eel Creek Road (26.24139°S 152.61843°E / -26.24139; 152.61843 (Pie Creek State School (former))).^[6][7] The school building was still extant when the property was sold on 7 February 2023.^[8][9]

The Pie Creek Community Hall was established through the efforts of the Pie and Eel Creek Bands on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site donated by Mr E. B. Barnes. It was officially opened on Sunday 26 July 1903, intended to be used for religious services, public meetings and social events.^[10] In 1967, the Widgee Shire Council (now the Gympie Regional Council) became the trustee of the hall and the local committee disbanded in November 1971. In 1996, local residents led by Joole Gibbs established the Pie Creek Hall Committee Inc and redeveloped the hall as a multifunctional community facility.^[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,013 people.^[12]

In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Pie Creek. The nearest government primary school is Gympie South State School in neighbouring Southside to the north-east and Jones Hill State School in neighbouring Jones Hill to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School, both in Gympie to north-east.^[13]

Amenities

Pie Creek Community Hall is on the western corner of Eel Creek Road and Herron Road (26.24110°S 152.61949°E / -26.24110; 152.61949 (Pie Creek Community Hall)). It is run by volunteers and can be rented for private functions and community events.^[14][15][16]

Facilities

Gympie South Rural Fire Station is on the north-west corner of Regan Road and Lawson Road (26.2330°S 152.6383°E / -26.2330; 152.6383 (Gympie South Rural Fire Station)).^[17]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pie Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Pie Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46373)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
4. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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 2m110" (Map). 1952. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
7. "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, QLD 4570" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
8. "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, Qld 4570". Realestate.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
9. "Pie Creek State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
10. "Pie Creek Hall". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXXV, no. 4564. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "About". Pie Creek Hall. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pie Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
14. "Pie Creek Community Hall". Pie Creek Hall. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
15. "Pie Creek Community Hall". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. "Pie Creek Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
17. "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

Further reading

• Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School. — via State Library of Queensland — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale
• Pie Creek Community Hall 1903-2003 : the first hundred years. Pie Creek Community Hall Inc. 2003. — via State Library of Queensland