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Banks Creek is a rural
The locality takes its name from the creek of the same name which flows through the locality into the Brisbane River at Savages Crossing (), where Banks Creek Road has a bridge over the Brisbane River. Banks Creek Road is the main route through the locality.
The Brisbane River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.
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 ...
split between the City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainlan ...
and Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and t ...
in Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia. The locality is also split for the purposes of state and federal elections. In the , Banks Creek had a population of 5 people.Geography
The locality takes its name from the creek of the same name which flows through the locality into the Brisbane River at Savages Crossing (), where Banks Creek Road has a bridge over the Brisbane River. Banks Creek Road is the main route through the locality.
The Brisbane River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.
History
A sawmill was built in the district in 1911. In 1927, flooding of the Brisbane River cut a deep channel in the river where Banks Creek Road crossed the river. A low-level bridge was built by Mr Davidson, junior, to enable traffic to cross. In the 1930s, Banks Creek became known for its high-qualityCavendish banana
Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the AAA banana cultivar group. The same term is also used to describe the plants on which the bananas grow.
They include commerciall ...
s.
In the , Banks Creek had a population of 5 people.
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{{Somerset Region Suburbs of the City of Brisbane Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland