Bella Creek, Queensland Explained

Bella Creek, Queensland should not be confused with Bells Creek, Queensland.

Type:suburb
Bella Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4777°N 152.5611°W
Pop:50
Postcode:4570
Area:27.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.8
Dir1:W
Location1:Imbil
Dist2:50.5
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:174
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Upper Kandanga
Near-Ne:Imbil
Near-E:Imbil
Near-Se:Lake Borumba
Near-S:Lake Borumba
Near-Sw:Lake Borumba
Near-W:Lake Borumba
Near-Nw:Upper Kandanga

Bella Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.

History

Bella Junction Provisional School opened on 28 May 1928 with 13 students. It was built with timber donated by local people and built by local farmer Frank Edward Schellbach. Declining enrolments forced the school to close on 11 July 1932. The school was located at the junction of the Bella Creek and Yabba Creek beside the state forest reserve (at approx).[2]

Demographics

In the Bella Creek had a population of 43 people.

In the, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bella Junction. The nearest government primary school is Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) and Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: EUMUNDI.. 29 October 1927. The Brisbane Courier. 21 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 12. Trove.