Boulder Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boulder Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.6719°N 150.3158°W
Pop:13
Postcode:4714
Area:64.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.4
Dir1:SW
Location1:Mount Morgan
Dist2:45.4
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:661
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Rockhampton Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Stanwell
Near-Ne:The Mine
Mount Morgan
Near-E:Horse Creek
Trotter Creek
Near-Se:Walmul
Near-S:Oakey Creek
Near-Sw:Oakey Creek
Near-W:Westwood
Near-Nw:Bushley

Boulder Creek is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boulder Creek had a population of 13 people.

Geography

The Dee River forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous with named peaks of Mount Victoria (-23.6624°N 150.356°W) at 420m (1,380feet) and Mount Battery (-23.6699°N 150.3374°W) at 483m (1,585feet). The land is mostly undeveloped.[2] [3] [4]

The watercourse Boulder Creek (after which the locality is presumably named) rises in the north of the locality and flows to the south-east of the locality where it becomes a tributary to the Dee River within the North East Coast drainage basin.

The Mount Victoria gold field is located within the locality at . There is a current mining lease for the site.

History

The Mount Victoria mine was active in the 1880 and 1890s.[5] [6]

Mount Victoria Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Victoria State School. It had low student numbers and closed in 1914. The school was at approx .[7]

Demographics

In the, Boulder Creek had a population of 12 people.

In the, Boulder Creek had a population of 13 people.

Education

There are no schools in Boulder Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School, both in neighbouring Mount Morgan to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. 30 July 2019.
  3. 30 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. News: MINES ABOUT MOUNT MORGAN.. 25 August 1888. The Capricornian. 30 July 2019. 34. Queensland, Australia. 14. 7 (The Capricornian MELBOURNE EXHIBITION SUPPLEMENT.). National Library of Australia. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728125051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65789650. live.
  6. News: MOUNT VICTORIA GOLD-MINING COMPANY.. 17 August 1895. The Capricornian. 30 July 2019. 33. Queensland, Australia. 21. 10. National Library of Australia. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728125014/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67945533. live.
  7. Web site: 1919 . County of Raglan . 25 August 2023 . . Map.