Christmas Creek is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

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, Australia. In the , Christmas Creek had a population of 88 people.

Geography

The eastern border of the locality is marked by the high point of the Jinbroken Range while the west is similar defined by another ridgeline. Christmas Creek, a tributary of the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

flows in north–south direction roughly parallel to the only main road in the area called Christmas Creek Road.

History

StateLibQld 1 390841 Bullock teams hauling timber to the railway at Christmas Creek ca

Like many places in South East Queensland the first industry to developed was timber-getting. Between 1872 and 1877 land was resumed from the Telemon

pastoral The pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. The target au ...

run. Some of this land makes up what is now Christmas Creek.

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

soon became the area's main industry. In 1877 the name of the

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changed from Telemon to Christmas Creek. Christmas Creek Provisional School opened on 23 September 1878 but closed on 8 July 1881. Christmas Creek Provisional opened on 5 July 1887 (higher up the creek than the previous school). In 1901 it became Christmas Creek State School. In 1914, the school was renamed Hillview State School. Buddi (also spelled Buddai) Provisional School opened either in 1878 or 1904 and closed on 1908. It was on Strong Road (approx ) and there is monument at the site. The

Beaudesert Shire Tramway The Beaudesert Shire Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway which operated from Beaudesert to Lamington and Rathdowney in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia, It was one of 15 light railways built and operated by Divisional Boards and Sh ...

had a station at Christmas Creek. The station was once known as Lillybank and for several years was the line's terminus.

Demographics

In the , Christmas Creek had a population of 53 people. The locality contained 34 households, in which 50.0% of the population were males and 50.0% of the population were females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $933, $505 below the national average. In the , Christmas Creek had a population of 88 people.

Heritage listings

Christmas Creek has the following heritage sites: * 1441 Christmas Creek Road: Catholic Church and Cemetery

Education

There are no schools in Christmas Creek. The nearest primary school is Hillview State School in neighbouring Hillview. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert .

References

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{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland