Coal Creek is a rural

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in the

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 th ...

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, Australia. In the , Coal Creek had a population of 50 people.

Geography

The watercourse Coal Creek enters the locality from the west ( Biarra) and then meanders through the south of the locality before exiting to the east. Once it was a tributary of the

Brisbane River The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...

but now contributes directly into the upper reaches of

Lake Wivenhoe Lake Wivenhoe is the name both a lake formed by the Wivenhoe Dam and the locality which contains it in the Somerset Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Qu ...

created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the river.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek. Coal Creek Provisional School opened on 7 November 1892. By 1897, it had about 30 students. On 1 January 1909, it became Coal Creek State School. It closed in 1948. It was at 154 Coal Creek Road ().

Demographics

In the , Coal Creek had a population of 52 people. On average, each

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in Coal Creek was inhabited by 2.1 people, compared to the national average of 2.6. 2016 was the first year in which the Australian census collected data specifically for Coal Creek. In the , Coal Creek had a population of 50 people.

Education

There are no schools in Coal Creek. The nearest government primary school is Esk State School in neighbouring Esk to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School in

Toogoolawah Toogoolawah ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toogoolawah had a population of 1,279 people. Geography Toogoolawah is in South East Queensland. Toogoolawah is a centre for gliding and parach ...

to the north-west.

References

{{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland