Barker Creek Flat

Barker Creek Flat
Queensland
Barker Creek Flat is located in Queensland
Barker Creek Flat
Barker Creek Flat
Coordinates26°38′44″S 151°56′41″E / 26.6455°S 151.9447°E / -26.6455; 151.9447 (Barker Creek Flat (centre of locality))
Population61 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.210/km2 (5.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4615
Area27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Barker Creek Flat:
Hodgleigh Hodgleigh Booie
Kunioon Barker Creek Flat Glan Devon
Kunioon Nanango Nanango

Barker Creek Flat is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.[1]

Geography

Darli is a former railway station on the now-closed Nanango railway line in the south-east of the locality (26°39′32″S 151°58′39″E / 26.6588°S 151.9775°E / -26.6588; 151.9775 (Darli)).[3]

History

In 1922, the district was described in Queensland Parliament as having "thousands of acres of land now being planted with cotton, luccrno, maize, and other crops" to justify the extension of the railway line to Nanango.[4]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 5 March 1999.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 50 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Barker Creek Flat. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the south-east and Coolabunia State School in Coolabunia to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Nanango State High School, also in Nanango.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Barker Creek Flat (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Barker Creek Flat – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49607)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Darli – rail station (feature no longer exists) in South Burnett Region (entry 9361)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "State Parliament". The Telegraph. No. 15536. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1922. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barker Creek Flat (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.