Greens Creek, Queensland

Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia

26°10′20″S 152°44′55″E / 26.1722°S 152.7486°E / -26.1722; 152.7486 (Greens Creek (centre of locality))Population344 (2021 census)^[1] • Density17.82/km² (46.16/sq mi)Postcode(s)4570Area19.3 km² (7.5 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

9.9 km (6 mi) E of Gympie
183 km (114 mi) N of Brisbane

LGA(s)Gympie RegionState electorate(s)Gympie Federal division(s)Wide Bay

Suburbs around Greens Creek:
Canina	Canina	Wolvi
Veteran	Greens Creek	Wolvi
East Deep Creek	Cedar Pocket	Cedar Pocket

Greens Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.^[1]

History

Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 February 1894. On 7 June 1899, it became Cootharaba Road State School. It was at 27 Grecian Bends Road (26°10′10″S 152°43′04″E / 26.16932°S 152.71768°E / -26.16932; 152.71768 (Cootharaba Road State School (former))).^[3]^[4]

In 1961, the parents of Beenam Range State School, Cedar Pocket State School, Cootharaba Road State School, and Neusa Vale State School voted in favour of replacing those schools with a central school in the area.^[5] Cootharaba Road State School closed in 1925 when the new Gympie East State School opened in Greens Creek on 25 January 1965.^[6] It was officially opened on 9 October 1965 by the Minister for Public Instruction, Jack Pizzey.^[5]

As at September 2022, the two school buildings of Cootharaba Road State School are still extant on the site.^[7]^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Greens Creek had a population of 326 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.^[1]

Education

Gympie East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 219 Cedar Pocket Road (26°10′47″S 152°43′58″E / 26.1798°S 152.7327°E / -26.1798; 152.7327 (Gympie East State School)).^[10]^[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 140 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).^[12]

There are no secondary schools in Greens Creek. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.^[13]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greens Creek, Queensland.

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greens Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Greens Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "History". Gympie East State School. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "27 Grecian Bends Road, Greens Creek". Realestate.com.au. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ Google (September 2022). "Cootharaba Road State School (former)". Google Street View. Google. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greens Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Gympie East State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.