Armstrong Creek, Queensland

Armstrong Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]

Armstrong Creek
Queensland
Armstrong Creek is located in Queensland
Armstrong Creek
Armstrong Creek
Coordinates27.2177°S 152.7930°E / -27.2177; 152.7930 (Armstrong Creek (centre of locality))
Population325 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density13.21/km2 (34.22/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4520
Area24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)Pine Rivers
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Armstrong Creek:
Laceys Creek Laceys Creek Dayboro
Laceys Creek Armstrong Creek Samsonvale
Laceys Creek Kobble Creek Kobble Creek

Geography

The North Pine River marks a portion of the northeastern boundary.

D'Aguilar National Park protects a section of forest in the west, where the D'Aguilar Range rises to elevations greater than 500 m.

History

Armstrong Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Armstrong Creek State School. It closed on 30 March 1919.[3] The school building was relocated to establish the school in Ocean View.[4]

At the 2011 census, the locality recorded a population of 373.[5]

In the 2016 census, Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Armstrong Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Armstrong Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Armstrong Creek School, ca. 1912". Moreton Bay Our Story. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Armstrong Creek". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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