Scrub Creek, Queensland

Scrub Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Scrub Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]

Scrub Creek
Queensland
Scrub Creek
Coordinates27.0316°S 152.4261°E / -27.0316; 152.4261
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.022/km2 (2.65/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4313
Area31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Scrub Creek:
Gregors Creek Gregors Creek Gregors Creek
Braemore Scrub Creek Fulham
Braemore Cressbrook Fulham

History

Scrub Creek State School opened circa 1933. It closed in 1955.[3] It was at 238 Scrub Creek Road (27.0402°S 152.4080°E / -27.0402; 152.4080 (Scrub Creek State School (former))).[4][5]

Geography

The Brisbane River flows through the south-western corner. Dayspring Creek enters from the east, becomes Scrub Creek in the centre, and flows into the Brisbane River in the south-east.[6]

Road infrastructure

The Brisbane Valley Highway passes to the south-west.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Scrub Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Scrub Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 46158)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  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. "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 22 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. Google (15 September 2021). "Scrub Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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