Majors Creek is a
locality split between the
City of Townsville and the
Shire of Burdekin,
Queensland, Australia.
In the , Majors Creek had a population of 329 people.
Geography
The locality lies on the plain to the south of Mount Elliot. It is bounded by
Haughton River
The Haughton River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The headwaters of the river rise in the Haughton Valley of the Leichhardt Range near Mingela and flow in a north easterly direction almost immediately cro ...
to the east, Major Creek to the south and an unnamed creek to the west.
Most of the locality is at elevations of above sea level,
but there are some hills including:
* Major Creek Mountain in the east of the locality () at
* Artillery Hill in the centre of the locality () at
* South Double in the centre of the locality () at
History
Major's Creek State School opened on 9 February 1934.
It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 when enrolments were under 10 students.
It closed on 31 December 2009.
In 2012, when the school's land and buildings were to sold, a reunion was held at the school to dig up the time capsule buried in 1984 to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary. The school was at 54 Majors Creek Road ().
It sold in May 2012 for $264,000.
In the , Majors Creek had a population of 329 people.
Economy
Majors Creek Homestead is in the east of the locality ().
Education
There are no schools in Majors Creek. The nearest primary schools are Woodstock State School in neighbouring
Woodstock to the west, Giru State School in
Giru to the north-east and Clare State School in
Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are
William Ross State High School in
Annandale in
Townsville to the north-west,
Ayr State High School
Ayr State High School is a heritage-listed state secondary school at 82–90 Wickham Street, Ayr, Queensland, Ayr, Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It is one of three high schools in Ayr, the others being Burdekin Catholic High Scho ...
in
Ayr to the north-east, and Home Hill State High School in
Home Hill
Home Hill is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,954 people.
At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarcane growing area with underground wa ...
to the east.
References
{{Shire of Burdekin
Suburbs of Townsville
Shire of Burdekin
Localities in Queensland