Hutton Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Hutton Creek had a population of 32 people.

Geography

The watercourse Hutton Creek rises in the centre of the locality and flows east, exiting the locality to neighbouring Simmie to the east. It becomes a tributary of the Dawson River in Baroondah in the

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. The locality presumably takes its name from the creek. Part of the Forrest State Forest is in the north of the locality, extending into neighbouring Westgrove. Apart from this protected area, the land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the , Hutton Creek had a population of 23 people. In the , Hutton Creek had a population of 32 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hutton Creek. The nearest government school is Injune State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring

Injune Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Injune had a population of 429 people. Geography Injune is a small town in South West Queensland. It located on the Carnarvon Highway, ...

to the south-east. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby; the options are

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and boarding school.

References

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