Punchs Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Punchs Creek had a population of 35 people.

Geography

The creek Punch Creek enters the locality from the south (

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) and exits to the north ( Tummaville). The land use is crop growing with some

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality is presumably named after the creek, which, in turn, was named after a horse in William John Castle's horse team. Punch's Creek Provisional School opened on 1 February 1897. It closed on 31 December 1901 due to low student numbers.

Demographics

In the , Punchs Creek had a population of 43 people. In the , Punchs Creek had a population of 35 people.

Education

There are no schools in Punchs Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Millmerran State School in neighbouring

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to the north-west, Leyburn State School in

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to the east, and Brookstead State School in Brookstead to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School in

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to the north-east. However, Pittsworth State High School may be too distant for some students in southern Punchs Creek for a daily commute; the alternatives are

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and boarding school. There is also a Catholic primary school in Millmerran.

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Demographics

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