Campbell Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Campbell Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality takes its name from the Campbell Creek watercourse which has its source is more mountainous area (up to ) in the south of the locality and flows northward toward the lower flatter land ( in the north of the locality. Barambah Creek forms the north-western boundary of the suburb and the two creeks have their confluence on the locality's northern boundary (). A short segment of the

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forms part of the locality's northern boundary.

Climate

Campbell Creek has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

( Köppen: Cfa), with hot, relatively wet summers and mild, dry winters with cool nights. Average maxima vary from in January to in July while average minima fluctuate between in January and February and in July. Mean average annual

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...

is moderately low, , and is highly concentrated during the

summer Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day ...

. Rainfall is spread across 57.7 precipitation days (above the threshold). Extreme temperatures have ranged from on 6 January 1994 to on 6 July 1982. All climate data was sourced from Brian Pastures, which is a research facility located east of Campbell Creek.

Demographics

In the , Campbell Creek had a population of 7 people. In the , Campbell Creek had "no people or a very low population".

References

{{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland