Stewart Creek Valley, Queensland

Stewart Creek Valley
Suburb
Stewart Creek Valley is located in Queensland
Stewart Creek Valley
Stewart Creek Valley
Coordinates: 16°17′28″S 145°18′22″E / 16.2911°S 145.3061°E / -16.2911; 145.3061 (Stewart Creek Valley (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total24 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density0.797/km2 (2.07/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4873
Suburbs around Stewart Creek Valley
Dagmar Upper Daintree Daintree
Dedin Stewart Creek Valley Lower Daintree
Dedin Dedin Whyanbeel

Stewart Creek Valley is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Stewart Creek Valley had a population of 24 people.[2]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Daintree River.[4] Stewart Creek rises in Dedin to the south-west and enters the locality from the south and then flows north through the locality becoming a tributary of the Daintree River at the locality's northern boundary.[4][5]

Stewart Creek Road commences at the western end of the neighbouring town of Daintree and enters the locality from the north-east and loosely follows Stewart Creek, mostly to the east of the creek.[6]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing and rural residential housing.[7]

History

In 1879, John, Archie and Gavin Stewart were the first settlers in the Daintree area.[8]

Twyford Provisional School opened in 1938,[9][10][8] noting that the name Stewart's Creek State School was already in use for a school in Stewart's Creek (now called Stuart) in Townsville .[11] The school name being different to the locality name led to a proposal that the locality be renamed Twyford, as mail sent to Stewart's Creek was often wrongly delivered to the Stewart's Creek Gaol in Townsville, leading to delays,[12] but the locality name was not changed.[13] The school closed at the start of 1942 due to low student numbers.[11][14]

In 1952, the Twyford telephone exchange was installed.[8] In 1953, a new post office was built.[15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Stewart Creek Valley had a population of 18 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, Stewart Creek Valley had a population of 24 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Stewart Creek Valley. The nearest government primary school is Daintree State School in neighbouring Daintree to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Mossman.[17]

The film "The Thin Red Line" set in World War II was filmed in Stewarts's Creek in 1997 and released in 1998.[8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stewart Creek Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stewart Creek Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Stewart Creek Valley – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48879)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Stewart Creek – watercourse in the Shire of Douglas (entry 32357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "Daintree & District". Douglas Shire Historical Society. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. ^ "TOWN AND COUNTRY". The Cairns Post. No. 11, 243. Queensland, Australia. 25 February 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "DAINTREE NOTES". The Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LX, no. 173. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ "DAINTREE NOTES". The Cairns Post. No. 11, 415. Queensland, Australia. 15 September 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "DOUGLAS COUNCIL". The Cairns Post. No. 11, 596. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "DAINTREE NOTES". The Cairns Post. No. 12, 449. Queensland, Australia. 16 January 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Post Office works in Leichhardt electorate". The Evening Advocate. Queensland, Australia. 27 April 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stewart Creek Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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