Reids Creek

This article is about the locality in Australia. For the creek in Montana, see Tally Lake.

Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Reids Creek had a population of 41 people.^[1]

Reids Creek Queensland
Reids Creek
Coordinates	25.5288°S 151.5372°E / -25.5288; 151.5372 (Reids Creek (centre of locality))
Population	41 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.412/km2 (1.067/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4625
Area	99.5 km2 (38.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.4 km (10 mi) NNW of Gayndah 163 km (101 mi) SW of Bundaberg 338 km (210 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Reids Creek: Branch Creek Branch Creek Yenda Binjour Reids Creek Yenda Humphery Dirnbir Ideraway

Geography

Reid Creek enters the locality from the north and flows through to become the south-east boundary. Binjour Range forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through from the south-east to the west.^[3]

History

Reid's Creek Upper Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid's Creek Upper State School. It had a closure between 1905 and 1907 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently in 1922.^[4] It was in a pocket of the creek (approx 25.5168°S 151.5465°E / -25.5168; 151.5465 (Upper Reid's Creek State School (former))).^[5]

Reid's Creek State School opened in 1909 and closed in 1963.^[4] It was on the Burnett Highway (25.5388°S 151.5455°E / -25.5388; 151.5455 (Reid's Creek State School (former))).^[5]

Norwood State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1952.^[4] It was on Reids Creek Road near the intersection with present-day Guyatts Road (25.4923°S 151.5156°E / -25.4923; 151.5156 (Norwood State School (former))).^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Reids Creek had a population of 54 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Reids Creek had a population of 41 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Reids Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the west and Gayndah State School in Gayndah to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Burnett State School in Gayndah to the south-east.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Reids Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Reids Creek – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. "County of Bowen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reids Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• Binjour Plateau State School : 1913 - 1988 : 75th jubilee. 75th Anniversary Committee, Binjour Plateau State School. 1988. — includes short history of the Binjour District, Binjour Plateau State School, Gurgeena State School, Gleneden State School, Fountainebleau State School, Norwood State School, Reid's Creek Upper Creek State School, and Reid's Creek State School.