Mountain Creek is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.

Geography

Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of

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. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the

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above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way.

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986. Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994. Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995. Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012.

Demographics

In the , Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people. In the , Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.

Education

Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (). It includes a

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program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive (). It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (). It includes a special education program. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent). Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus of

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is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek ().

Amenities

The

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operates a

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service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre. There are a number of parks in the area: * Brightwater Community & Lake Park () * Brightwater Park () * Coomoo Crescent Park () * Cootamundra Drive Park () * Corkwood Circuit Park () * Dardgee Park () * Elsa Wilson Drive Walkway () * Frogmouth Circuit Park () * Glenfields Neighbourhood Park () * Holbrook Park () * Kawana Island Riparian Reserve () * Lady Musgrave Drive Walkway () * Loang Court Park () * Lurnea Crescent Park () * Mountain Ash Fire Break, Sauger Court () * Mountain Creek Lake 1 Park () * Mountain Creek Lake 2 Park () * Mountain Creek Rodd Corner Park () * Mountain Creek Riparian Reserve () * Mountain Creek Road Natural Amenity Reserve () * Parklea Esplanade Park () * Parragundi Park () * Philosophers Walk Reserve () * Photinia Crescent Park () * Pipi Place Park () * Prelude Drive Park () * Quota Hideaway Park () * Redbud Bushland Park () * Sailfish Drive Park () * Saratoga Drive Park () * Skua Place Park ()

References

External links

* {{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Buderim