North Deep Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.

Geography

Butlers Knob is a mountain in the northernmost part of the locality (), rising to above sea level. It may be named after early selector James William Butler who purchased land to the north-east of the mountain (portion 855, parish of Goomboorian as recorded on plan M37395) on 12 February 1877. Deep Creek (North Branch) rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south and exits to the south-east (

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), from where it continues to meander south until it crosses into the locality of East Deep Creek where it becomes a tributary of Deep Creek. The

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passes through the southern part of the locality, entering from the south-east (Veteram) and exiting to the south-west ( Tamaree), but it does not provide access to the locality. The main artery through the locality is North Deep Creek Road which enters from the south-east (Veteran) and winds its way north through the locality exiting to the north ( Anderleigh). The

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occupies the north-east and south-east of the locality with the Gympie State Fores in the east. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of

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on native vegetation,

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housing, production forestry, and some crop growing.

History

North Deep Creek Provisional School opened in 1921. By 1924, it had become North Deep Creek State School. It closed in 1967. It was at 256 Young Road ().

Demographics

In the , North Deep Creek had a population of 392 people. In the , North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.

Education

There are no schools in North Deep Creek. The nearest government primary school is Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are

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and

Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 900 students per year, with an official count of 922 s ...

, both in

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to the south.

References

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