Rush Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rush Creek had a population of 152 people.

Geography

The North Pine River at the western end of Lake Samsonvale marks the southern boundary of Rush Creek. Forbes Creek is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality ().

Brisbane–Woodford Road Brisbane–Woodford Road is the official name for a continuous road route in the Moreton Bay local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is designated as part of State Route 58. It is a state-controlled road (number 401) part regional ...

(Dayboro Road) runs through from east to west.

History

Hay Cottage was originally built about 1870 by Ernest Goertz. The cottage later passed to Charles Hay who raised a family there. The construction of the

North Pine Dam The North Pine Dam is a concrete, mass concrete gravity dam, gravity dam with earth-fill dam, earth-fill embankment dam, embankments on abutments with a Spillway#Types, gated spillway across the North Pine River that is located in the South East ...

in the early 1970s required the resumption of the cottage's land. In 1989 the cottage was relocated to 27 William Street in

Dayboro Dayboro is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dayboro had a population of 2,376 people. Geography Dayboro is approximately north-northwest of Brisbane, the state capital. ...

and is occupied by Hay Cottage Arts and Crafts Association Inc. Forbes Creek Provisional School opened on 20 August 1880. On 1 January 1909, it became Forbes Creek State School. It closed in 1960. It was just north of the North Pine River in the vicinity of Rush Creek Road (approx ); this area is now on the foreshores of Lake Samsonvale.

Demographics

At the , the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 497. In the , Rush Creek had a population of 157 people. In the , Rush Creek had a population of 152 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rush Creek. The nearest government primary school is Dayboro State School in neighbouring Dayboro to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east.

References

{{City of Moreton Bay Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland