England Creek is a rural

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split between

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and

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, Australia. In the , England Creek had a population of 39 people.

Geography

The locality lies a short distance south-east of Lake Wivenhoe. ''England Creek'' (the watercourse) forms part of the eastern boundary before flowing through to the ''

Brisbane River The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...

''. The

Brisbane Valley Highway The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisb ...

and the Wivenhoe Somerset Road (State Route 31) pass to the south-west, while the Mount Nebo Road (also part of State Route 32) runs along the north-eastern boundary. The main route through the locality is England Creek Road, which enters from the Brisbane Valley Highway.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek.

Demographics

In the , England Creek had a population of 33 people. In the , England Creek had a population of 39 people.

Education

There are no schools in England Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Nebo State School in neighbouring

Mount Nebo Mount Nebo (; ) is an elevated ridge located in Jordan, approximately Height above sea level, above sea level. Part of the Abarim mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised L ...

to the south-east and Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are

Lowood State High School Lowood State High School is a band 10 state high school in Lowood (Queensland, Australia), located 32 km north-west of Ipswich, an area administered by the council of Somerset. Administration The school's founding principal was Peter Whitelaw ...

Lowood Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,082 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of th ...

to the south-west and

Ferny Grove State High School Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023. In 2007, the school w ...

in Ferny Grove to the south-west.

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