Pine Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Pine Creek had a population of 258 people.

Geography

The

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

forms a small part of the northern boundary of the locality. To the north-east, the locality is bounded by Childers Road and by Philips Road to the east and south-east. Bingera South is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (). The south-west of the locality is within Cordalba State Forest which extends into neighbouring Promisedland. Apart from the protected area, the land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation with some cropping, including growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

in the east of the locality.

History

The Bingera Provisional School opened on 6 March 1893. In 1909 it became Bingera State School. In 1911, it was renamed Bingera South State School. The school closed about 1 December 1965. The school was at 152 South Bingera Road () within the present-day boundaries of Pine Creek.

Demographics

In the , Pine Creek had a population of 254 people. In the , Pine Creek had a population of 258 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pine Creek. The nearest primary school is Givelda State School in neighbouring Givelda to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is

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to the north-east.

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland