East Deep Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people.

Geography

The corridor of the North Coast railway line forms the western boundary of the locality. Deep Creek forms the northern boundary of the locality; the creek becomes a tributary of the Mary River in

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

enters the locality from the south ( Mothar Mountain) and passes through the west of the locality loosely parallel with the railway line and exists to the north-west ( Victory Heights). The main road passing through the locality is East Deep Creek Road which enters the locality from the west ( Monkland) and winds across the locality in a generally easterly direction until it exits to the east ( Cedar Pocket). The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing. In the south-west of the locality is an industrial area and a former mine site which is currently being rehabilitated to create further industrial land through the Orbelo Rehabilitation Proejct.

Demographics

In the , East Deep Creek had a population of 645 people. In the , East Deep Creek had a population of 698 people.

Economy

Nolans Meats is an abattoir at 171 East Deep Creek Road ().

Education

There are no schools in East Deep Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie East State School in neighbouring Greens Creek to the north-west, One Mile State School in

to the west, and Monkland State School in neighbouring Monkland to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is

Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 900 students per year, with an official count of 922 s ...

in Gympie. There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its surrounding suburbs.

References

{{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland