Googa Creek

Googa Creek
Queensland
Googa Creek is located in Queensland
Googa Creek
Googa Creek
Coordinates26°57′48″S 152°03′19″E / 26.9633°S 152.0552°E / -26.9633; 152.0552 (Googa Creek (centre of locality))
Population54 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.738/km2 (1.911/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Googa Creek:
Gilla Blackbutt South Cherry Creek
Mount Binga Googa Creek Anduramba
Emu Creek Emu Creek Anduramba

Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]

History

Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed on 1950.[3] It was located at approximately 26°57′18″S 152°02′35″E / 26.9550°S 152.0430°E / -26.9550; 152.0430 (Googa Googa Creek State School) to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.[4][5]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.[6]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]

Education

There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Googa Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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 Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times. No. 18, 889. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata