Greens Creek, Queensland
- 9.9 km (6 mi) E of Gympie
- 183 km (114 mi) N of Brisbane
Suburbs around Greens Creek: | ||
Canina | Canina | Wolvi |
Veteran | Greens Creek | Wolvi |
East Deep Creek | Cedar Pocket | Cedar Pocket |
Greens Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.[1]
History
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Cootharaba Road Provisional School opened on 12 February 1894. On 7 June 1899, it became Cootharaba Road State School. It was at 27 Grecian Bends Road (26°10′10″S 152°43′04″E / 26.16932°S 152.71768°E / -26.16932; 152.71768 (Cootharaba Road State School (former))).[3][4]
In 1961, the parents of Beenam Range State School, Cedar Pocket State School, Cootharaba Road State School, and Neusa Vale State School voted in favour of replacing those schools with a central school in the area.[5] Cootharaba Road State School closed in 1925 when the new Gympie East State School opened in Greens Creek on 25 January 1965.[6] It was officially opened on 9 October 1965 by the Minister for Public Instruction, Jack Pizzey.[5]
As at September 2022, the two school buildings of Cootharaba Road State School are still extant on the site.[7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Greens Creek had a population of 326 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Greens Creek had a population of 344 people.[1]
Education
Gympie East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 219 Cedar Pocket Road (26°10′47″S 152°43′58″E / 26.1798°S 152.7327°E / -26.1798; 152.7327 (Gympie East State School)).[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 140 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[12]
There are no secondary schools in Greens Creek. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[13]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greens Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Greens Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "History". Gympie East State School. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "27 Grecian Bends Road, Greens Creek". Realestate.com.au. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Cootharaba Road State School (former)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greens Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Gympie East State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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