Home Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°59′02″S 145°14′14″E / 23.9838°S 145.2372°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,231.5 km2 (475.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 24 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0195/km2 (0.0505/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
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Home Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Home Creek had a population of 24 people.[2]
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Home Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine.[4][5][6]
Geography
The Landsborough Highway passes through the locality from north (Patrick) to south (Blackall).[7]
The watercourse Home Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in Evora to the south-east and then flows through the locality of Home Creek from the south-east to the west (Barcaldine Downs) where it becomes a tributary to the Alice River.[7]
The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.[7]
Education
There are no schools in Home Creek. The nearest primary and secondary schools are in Barcaldine and Blackall.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Home Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Home Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Home Creek – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.