Oakey Creek is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in 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 ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the Oakey Creek had a population of 3 people.
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Geography
The Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The ...
enters the locality from the north-east ( Walmul) and exits to the south ( Wura).
History
Konara State School opened in 1919. It closed in 1927.
Heritage listings
Oakey Creek has the following heritage-listed sites:
* remains of the Adolphus William Copper Smelter
Education
There are no schools in Oakey Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School
Mount Morgan State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 4 Central Street, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1908. It was formerly known as Mount Morgan Technical Co ...
, both in Mount Morgan to the north-east.
References
{{Rockhampton Region
Suburbs of Rockhampton Region
Localities in Queensland