Cedar Creek, Queensland (Moreton Bay) Explained

Type:suburb
Cedar Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.3341°N 152.815°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:831
Postcode:4520
Area:19.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.2
Dir1:NW
Location1:Samford Village
Dist2:19.4
Dir2:NW
Location2:Ferny Grove
Dist3:23.9
Dir3:W
Location3:Strathpine
Dist4:34.4
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:Pine Rivers
Fedgov:Dickson
Near-N:Mount Samson
Near-Ne:Mount Samson
Near-E:Closeburn
Yugar
Near-Se:Samford Valley
Near-S:Highvale
Near-Sw:Highvale
Near-W:Mount Glorious
Near-Nw:Mount Glorious

Cedar Creek is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 831 people.

Geography

The terrain in the west and south of the locality is mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks and ridges at above sea level as part of the Fahey Range and the House Mountain Range.[2] [3] The mountainous terrain is mostly undeveloped.

Cedar Creek (the watercourse) rises in neighbouring Mount Glorious to the west and flows through the locality of Cedar Creek, exiting to Closeburn to the east. The valley created by the creek is lower-lying flatter land ranging from above sea level as the creek descends from west to east. The valley floor is used for a mixture of rural residential housing and farming (predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some perennial horticulture).

Access into the locality of Cedar Creek is mostly via Cedar Creek Road from Closeburn with some parts of the north of the locality accessed via Herron Road also from Closeburn and a small area in the south-east of the locality accessed via Mayfield Road from neighbouring Samford Valley.

History

Cedar Creek was in Pine Rivers Shire until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated into the Moreton Bay Region, now known as the City of Moreton Bay.[1]

Demographics

In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 634 people.

In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 745 people.

In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 831 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cedar Creek. The nearest government primary school is Mount Samson State School in neighbouring Mount Samson to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove in the City of Brisbane to the south-east.

Amenities

Andy Williams Park (also known as Cedar Creek Park) is off Cedar Creek Road . It has shallow creek pools.[4]

Shopping and other services are available in Samford Village to the south-east.

Despite the name, Cedar Creek Public Hall is now within neighbouring Closeburn (near the watercourse Cedar Creek).[5]

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. 30 October 2022.
  3. 30 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Cedar Creek . 2022-10-30 . Visit Moreton Bay Region . en.
  5. Web site: Cedar Creek Public Hall – The Hall For All, All For The Hall . 2022-10-30 . en-US.