Darr Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Darr Creek had a population of 13 people. Darr Creek's postcode is 4410.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the

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). The locality drains westward into

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, specifically within the catchment of the

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. Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). The

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(State Route 82) enters the locality from the south ( Jinghi) and exits to the north ( Durong). Part of the Diamondy State Forest is in the east of the locality extending into the neighbouring localities of Chahpingah and Diamondy. Apart from this protected area, the land use is

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on native vegetation in the south and east of the locality with a mixture of grazing and crop growing in the north and west of the locality.

History

The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s. Although it may actually be an abbreviated form of Daarbarah Creek named as such on a 1845 map, drawn by Thomas Domville Taylor on an expedition with

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through the area on their way to what is now Darwin. Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961. The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, ). Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952. It was on Millingwood Road at approx .

Demographics

In the , Darr Creek had a population of 18 people. In the , Darr Creek had a population of 13 people.

Education

There are no schools in Darr Creek. The nearest government primary school is Burra Burri State School in neighbouring Burra Burri to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Jandowae State School Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...

(to Year 10) in

Jandowae Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...

to the south. There are no nearby schools provididng education to Year 12; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

{{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland