Calico Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Calico Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3°N 152.6416°W
Pop:185
Postcode:4570
Area:16.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.7
Dir1:S
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:171
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:McIntosh Creek
Long Flat
Near-Ne:Lagoon Pocket
Near-E:Gilldora
Near-Se:Dagun
Near-S:Amamoor
Near-Sw:Amamoor Creek
Near-W:Mooloo
Near-Nw:Mooloo

Calico Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Calico Creek had a population of 185 people.

Geography

Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) forms the north-eastern boundary. Calico Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, rises in the south of the locality and flows through to the north. Almost all of the southern boundary is the northern extent of Amamoor National Park.

History

Calico Creek State School opened on 8 July 1936 and closed on 31 August 1970. The school was at 8 Robinson Road (south-east corner of Calico Creek Road,).[2] [3]

Demographics

In the, Calico Creek had a population of 156 people.

In the, Calico Creek had a population of 185 people.

Education

There are no schools in Calico Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Dagun State School in neighbouring Dagun to the south-east and Jones Hill State School in Jones Hill to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1942. Cooroy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228083419/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cooroy-1942.jpg. 28 December 2020. 28 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. Web site: 1943 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505073838/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943.jpg . 5 May 2021 . 5 May 2021 . . Map.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.