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Merritts Creek is a rural
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in the
Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local go ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Merritts Creek had a population of 102 people.


Geography

Taylor railway station is a former railway station on the now-closed
Crows Nest railway line Crows Nest Branch Railway was originally surveyed as a direct line from Toowoomba north to Crows Nest in Queensland, Australia. The branch eventually took a more circuitous route to cover the maximum amount of farming country. The first stage s ...
on the eastern side of Taylor Station Road ().


History

The second stage of the Crows Nest railway line from Cabarlah to Crows Nest was opened on 6 December 1886 with the Merrits Creek area being served by the Tayor railway station. The line closed on 1 July 1961.


Demographics

In the , Merritts Creek had a population of 88 people. In the , Merritts Creek had a population of 102 people.


Education

There are no schools in Merritts Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the south-west and Crows Nest State School in Crows Nest to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.


References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland