Chinghee Creek, Queensland

Chinghee Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Chinghee Creek had a population of 30 people.[1]

Chinghee Creek
Queensland
Chinghee Creek is located in Queensland
Chinghee Creek
Chinghee Creek
Coordinates28.2847°S 152.9863°E / -28.2847; 152.9863 (Chinghee Creek (centre of locality))
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.33/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Chinghee Creek:
Lamington Lamington Lamington
Running Creek Chinghee Creek Lamington
Running Creek Mount Gipps Mount Gipps

History

Chinghee Creek State School opened on 26 February 1912. It closed in December 1973.[3] The school was at 495 Chinghee Creek Road (28.2808°S 152.9830°E / -28.2808; 152.9830 (Chinghee State School (former))).[4]

In the 2016 census, Chinghee Creek had a population of 30 people.[1] The locality contained 16 households, in which 48.5% of the population were males and 51.5% of the population were females with a median age of 43, 5 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,292, $146 below the national average.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Chinghee Creek. The nearest primary school is Hillview State School in Hillview. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert .[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chinghee Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Chinghee Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45127)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  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. "Parish of Telemon sheet 2 County of Ward" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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