Mistake Creek is a former rural
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Isaac Region
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
In the , the Isaac Region had a po ...
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Queensland
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In the , Mistake Creek had a population of 38 people.
On 17 May 2019, it was decided to discontinue the locality and absorb its land into the neighbouring localities of
Clermont,
Laglan,
Frankfield and
Peak Vale.
History
The district takes its name from Mistake Creek, a tributary of the
Belyando River
The Belyando River, including the Belyando River (Western Branch), is a river system in Central Queensland, Australia. At in length and with a catchment area of , the Belyando River system is one of the longest rivers in Queensland.
It is pro ...
, which was so named after Jerimiah Rolfe, an early local settler, believed his station to be on that river but later discovered it was on a tributary, which he named Mistake Creek.
Mistake Creek State School opened on 24 January 1983.
Education
Mistake Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6652 Alpha Road ().
In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).
Following the absorption of the locality of Mistake Creek into neighbouring localities in May 2019, the school is now within the locality of Clermont.
Amenities
There are other local organisations including Mistake Creek Progress Association and the Mistake Creek Playgroup.
References
External links
* — map ''before'' Mistake Creek was discontinued
* — map ''after'' Mistake Creek was discontinued
* '' School's page giving its address using location "Mistake Creek" and showing location of school on map''
{{Isaac Region
Central Queensland
Former localities in Queensland
Isaac Region