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Lakes Creek is a suburb split between
On 14 September 1871, residents of the area who were mostly employees of the Central Queensland Meat Preserving Company held a meeting to establish a school in the area at which it was estimated that 25 children would attend the school if established. Although the building was completed in January 1872, Lakes Creek Provisional School did not open until 1 October 1872 but closed in 1874, reopening on 21 May 1877. In July 1894, the
Rockhampton Region
The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...
and Shire of Livingstone
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...
, Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Lakes Creek had a population of 633 people.
Geography
Lakes Creek is predominantly in Rockhampton Region with compared to Shire of Livingstone with . The suburb is bordered to the south-west by the Fitzroy River. The developed land in the suburb is predominantly near the river approx above sea level (and is entirely within the Rockhampton Region). The bulk of the land is mountainous and undeveloped rising to peaks such as: * Mount Birkbeck () at above sea level Much of this undeveloped mountainous land in the north-east of the locality is within the Mount Archer National Park. The developed land use is a mix of residential and industrial.Teys Australia
Teys Australia is a Meat packing industry, meat-processing company headquartered at Building 3, Freeway Office Park, 2728 Logan Rd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia. In 2014, it was Australia's second-large ...
operate a large abattoir
In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a meat ...
and feedlot
A feedlot or feed yard is a type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter. Large beef feedlots are called conc ...
in Lakes Creek. In 2013 it was the largest employer in Rockhampton with a staff of over 1000 people.
The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road enters the locality from the west ( Koongal) and exits to south-east ( Nerimbera).
History
On 14 September 1871, residents of the area who were mostly employees of the Central Queensland Meat Preserving Company held a meeting to establish a school in the area at which it was estimated that 25 children would attend the school if established. Although the building was completed in January 1872, Lakes Creek Provisional School did not open until 1 October 1872 but closed in 1874, reopening on 21 May 1877. In July 1894, the Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, ...
decided that the numbers of students in the area warranted a state school. In January 1895, Lakes Creek State School opened on the present site. The growth of the school over the years has resulted in increased land and buildings.
Lakes Creek Baptist Church opened on Tuesday 3 March 1914.
Demographics
In the , Lakes Creek had a population of 552 people. In the , Lakes Creek had a population of 633 people.Education
Lakes Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 445 Paterson Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 127 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 102 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Lakes Creek. The nearest government secondary school is North Rockhampton State High School in neighbouring Frenchville to the north-west. There are numerous non-government schools in Rockhampton's suburbs.Amenities
Rocky Wesleyan Church is at 446 Paterson Drive (). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.References
{{Shire of Livingstone Suburbs of Rockhampton Region Shire of Livingstone