Kidaman Creek (also written as Kidamann Creek) is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.

Geography

Obi Obi Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, runs through the north-east of the locality. The creek Kidaman Creek (from which the locality takes its name) rises in the south-east of the locality and becomes a tributary of Obi Obi Creek in the north of the locality (). Despite the name, Kidaman Hill is not in the locality with slightly to the north in neighbouring

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(). It rises to above sea level. The land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing and

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housing.

History

Kidaman Creek was formerly a locality in Caloundra City and a district in

Maroochy Shire The Shire of Maroochy was a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an a ...

. Kidaman (or Kidamann) Creek State School opened in 1914 and closed about 1958. It was located near the junction of Obi Obi Road and Kidaman Creek Road (approx ). Kidaman Creek public hall opened in 1921 at 11 Kidaman Creek Road (). It was destroyed in a storm in March 1995. A new hall was built, opening in October 1998. It was sold in April 2008 to provide funds to renovate the public hall at Obi Obi. A postal receiving office opened on 20 November 1922 with a post office opening on 1 July 1927. The post office closed on 31 December 1930.

Demographics

In the , Kidaman Creek with neighbouring Obi Obi and Coolabine had a population of 427 people. In the , Kidaman Creek had a population of 130 people. In the , Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kidaman Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring

to the north-west, Mapleton State School in Mapleton to the east, and Maleny State School in

Maleny Maleny (pronounced ''muh-LAY-knee'') is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Maleny was a timber town until the early 1920s and then was a centre of dairy production ...

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Maleny State High School in Maleny and Burnside State High School in Burnside,

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital ...

, to the east.

Amenities

Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek Community Hall is at 856 Obi Obi Road in neighbouring Obi Obi to the east. There are a number of parks in the area: * Bonney Park, Obi Obi Road, west of Obi Obi Creek () * Obi Obi Creek East Park, Obi Obi Road, east of Obi Obi Creek ()

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{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland