Splinter Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Splinter Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]

Splinter Creek
Queensland
Splinter Creek is located in Queensland
Splinter Creek
Splinter Creek
Coordinates24°56′44″S 151°14′39″E / 24.9455°S 151.2441°E / -24.9455; 151.2441 (Splinter Creek (centre of locality))
Population32 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.480/km2 (1.244/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area66.6 km2 (25.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Splinter Creek:
Cannindah Ventnor Ventnor
Three Moon Splinter Creek Ventnor
Mulgildie Tellebang Tellebang

History

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Mount Cannindah State School opened on 1918 and closed on circa 1920.[3]

Splinter Creek Bridge State School opened on 3 April 1934 and closed on 6 October 1958.[3] It was on the south-west corner of Mountain View Road and Normans Road (24°57′25″S 151°13′43″E / 24.95695°S 151.22862°E / -24.95695; 151.22862 (Splinter Creek Bridge State School (former))).[4][5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Splinter Creek had a population of 31 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Splinter Creek had a population of 32 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Splinter Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Splinter Creek – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45415)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Splinter Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.