Pierces Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°09′46″S 152°02′13″E / 27.1627°S 152.0369°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.357/km2 (6.11/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4355 | ||||||||||||
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Pierces Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] It was formerly known as Virginia.[4] In the 2021 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 95 people.[2]
History
The locality was originally named Pierce Creek but it was renamed Pierces Creek in 2005.[3] It appears on a 1944 map as Virginia.[4]
Virginia Provisional School opened on 12 October 1908 and became Virginia State School in 1909. In 1918 it was renamed Pierce Creek State School. It closed on 18 October 1959.[5] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road south of the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′24″S 152°03′47″E / 27.1900°S 152.0631°E).[4]
St Faith's Anglican Church in Pechey was dedicated on 10 September 1911 by the Venerable Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.[6][7] In February 1931 it was relocated to Virginia (now Pierces Creek), where it was re-dedicated on 1 March 1930 by Archdeacon Glover.[8][9][10] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road near the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′19″S 152°03′42″E / 27.1887°S 152.0618°E).[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 70 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 95 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Pierces Creek. The nearest government primary school is Crow's Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south-west.[12]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pierces Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pierces Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Pierces Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48037)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Cressbrook (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. § NS 25, EW 15. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "CROW'S NEST DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 746. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Untitled". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 755. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 794. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 808. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pierces Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
