Struck Oil, Queensland

Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.[3]

Struck Oil
Queensland
Struck Oil is located in Queensland
Struck Oil
Struck Oil
Coordinates23.6125°S 150.4463°E / -23.6125; 150.4463 (Struck Oil (centre of locality))
Population151 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4714
Area21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Struck Oil:
Bouldercombe Bouldercombe Bouldercombe
Leydens Hill
Johnsons Hill		 Struck Oil Bouldercombe
Mount Morgan Limestone Bajool

History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.[4]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944.[5] It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road (approx 23.61226°S 150.45112°E / -23.61226; 150.45112 (Struck Oil State School (former))).[6][7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Morgan.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  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. "Westwood" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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