Bamboo Creek, Queensland
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 Crocodile hunter with his catch in his dinghy, Bamboo Creek | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 17°33′10″S 145°59′21″E / 17.5527°S 145.9891°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 88 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.88/km2 (17.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4860 | ||||||||||||
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Bamboo Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 88 people.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east by the north branch of the watercourse Bamboo Creek and to east and partly to the south by south branch of Bamboo Creek. The creek is a tributary of the South Johnstone River.[4]
The land use is agricultural and split between crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. The predominant crop is sugarcane, grown mostly in the north and east of the locality.[4]
History
Large crocodiles have been seen and caught in the watercourse Bamboo Creek over the years.[5][6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 94 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 88 people.[2]
Education
The nearest government primary schools are Goondi State School in neighbouring Goondi Bend to north-east and Mundoo State School in neighbouring Wangan to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail, to the north-east.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bamboo Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bamboo Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bamboo Creek – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45676)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "The alligator, shot at Geraldton". The North Queensland Register. Vol. XII, no. 45. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1902. p. 27. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Crocodile shot". The Cairns Post. No. 10, 140. Queensland, Australia. 6 August 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bamboo Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
