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Coordinates: 27°0426S 151°5935E / 27.0738°S 151.9930°E / -27.0738; 151.9930 (Emu Creek (centre of locality))
 

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Emu Creek
Queensland
Emu Creek is located in Queensland
Emu Creek

Emu Creek

Coordinates27°04′26S 151°59′35E / 27.0738°S 151.9930°E / -27.0738; 151.9930 (Emu Creek (centre of locality))
Population113 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.725/km2 (1.877/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4355
Area155.9 km2 (60.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Emu Creek:
Mount Binga Mount Binga Googa Creek
St Aubyn Emu Creek Anduramba
Coalbank
Djuan
Glenaven
Jones Gully
Pierces Creek

Emu Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Emu Creek had a population of 113 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

The New England Highway enters the locality from the south-west (Coalbank) and exits to the south (Glenaven).[3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[3] Emu Creek has the following mountains, from north to south:

History[edit]

The locality is presumably named for the creek of the same name which flows through the locality and is ultimately a tributary of the Brisbane River.[10][3]

In 1877, 23,500 acres (9,500 ha) were resumed from the Eskdale pastoral run and offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[11]

Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875.[12] Despite the name, the school is in East Greenmount.[13]

Jubilee Vale State School opened in 1913 and closed in 1951.[12] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site at 37 Maddern Road (27°05′35S 151°58′44E / 27.09311°S 151.97882°E / -27.09311; 151.97882 (Jubilee Vale State School (former))).[14]

In 1879, the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek.[15]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2016 census, Emu Creek had a population of 80 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, Emu Creek had a population of 113 people.[1]

Education[edit]

There are no schools in Emu Creek. The nearest government primary schools are:[3]

The nearest government secondary schools are:[3]

Notable residents[edit]

Australian author Arthur Hoey Davis, who wrote under the pen name 'Steele Rudd', spent much of his childhood on his family's small block at Emu Creek near East Greenmount in the Cambooya district. He is best known for creating the Australian characters Dad 'n' Dave.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Emu Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Emu Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  • ^ a b c d e "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Woolshed Mountain – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 38078)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Shem – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 30701)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Ham – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 15261)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Pechey Knob – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 26283)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Mount Japheth – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 17074)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Emu Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 11653)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  • ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  • ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • ^ "Emu Creek State School". Emu Creek State School. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  • ^ "Parish of Djuan sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  • ^ "New Zealand". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXIV, no. 3, 845. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1879. p. 5. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Emu Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Cambooya". 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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