Branch Creek, Queensland
Branch Creek is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Branch Creek had a population of 33 people.[3]
| Branch Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Branch Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.3941°S 151.4344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1028/km2 (0.266/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4625 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 311.4 km2 (120.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Branch Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality and flows to the south of the locality where it becomes a tributary to Reid Creek (which was also known as Binjour Creek), which then continues south to Binjour.[4][5]
History
The bushranger "the Wild Scotchman" was said to have hidden out in the vicinity of Branch Creek and the adjacent Mungy Station in the mid-1860s.[6] The bushranger was said to have visited the Black Horse Hotel which was on the old Gayndah-Dalgangal road where it passed through Branch Creek.[7]
Branch Creek No. 1 was one of the stations that comprised the pastoral run of Ideraway.[8][5]
Fontainebleau State School opened at Branch Creek on 16 September 1915. It closed in 1964.[9][10][11] It was on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road (25.4182°S 151.4163°E).[12][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Branch Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]
In the 2021 census, Branch Creek had a population of 33 people.[3]
Education
There are no schools in Branch Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the south and Eidsvold State School in Eidsvold to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the west, Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) in Mundubbera to the south, and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-east.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Branch Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Branch Creek – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 48109)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Branch Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Outline Map of the Wide Bay & Burnett Districts Illustrating the Pastoral Holdings 1894". Outline Map of the Wide Bay and Burnett Districts illustrating the Pastoral Holdings 1894. Queensland Government. 1894. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ""WILD SCOTCHMAN"". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 702. Queensland, Australia. 28 December 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland State Archives (26 September 1878). "Tracing shewing proposed resumptions from the Ideraway, Yenda, Penang, Nour Nour, Land of Promise, Branch Ck. No. 1, Prazier, Upper Chin Chin, Lower Chin Chin". Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Classified Advertising". The Courier (Brisbane). Vol. XVIII, no. 1898. Queensland, Australia. 26 March 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Agency ID 6249, Fontainebleau State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Advertising". Truth. No. 2761. Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1953. p. 41. Retrieved 22 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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 State School, and Reid's Creek State School.