Welcome Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Welcome Creek had a population of 421 people.

Geography

The locality takes its name from the watercourse (). North Gooburrum is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). The land use is agricultural, predominantly irrigated

horticulture Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...

with some

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

plantations in the east of the locality and some

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation in the north of the locality.

History

Welcome Creek State School opened on 21 May 1931 and closed on 31 December 2003. After closure, the students were transferred to Moore Park State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach. The school was located at 669 Moore Park Road (). Agnew School opened on 3 February 2003 in Boundary Street, South Bundaberg, one of several Agnew Schools operated by the

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(sometimes called the Exclusive Brethren) in Queensland. By 2006 the school needed more space and in mid-2006 the church purchased the former Welcome School State School from the

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and relocated the Agnew School to that site (). However, in 2014 with student numbers at 30-40 students, it was decided to close the school and transport the students by wifi-equipped bus each day to the Agnew School in Maryborough. On 24 December 2020, the site was sold for $925,000.

Demographics

In the , Welcome Creek had a population of 445 people. In the , Welcome Creek had a population of 421 people.

Education

There are no schools in Welcome Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north and Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North to the south-east.

Amenities

Welcome Creek Hall is at 687 Moore Park Road ().

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland