Coles Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Coles Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3541°N 152.7388°W
Pop:68
Postcode:4570
Area:14.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.3
Dir1:W
Location1:Pomona
Dist2:19.7
Dir2:NE
Location2:Imbil
Dist3:22.3
Dir3:NW
Location3:Cooroy
Dist4:22.8
Dir4:S
Location4:Gympie
Dist5:159
Dir5:N
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Traveston
Near-Ne:Traveston
Near-E:Cooran
Near-Se:Tuchekoi
Near-S:Tuchekoi
Near-Sw:Kandanga
Near-W:Amamoor
Near-Nw:Kybong

Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Coles Creek had a population of 68 people.

Geography

The Mary River forms the western and south-western boundaries. Coles Creek (the watercourse) flows through from east to north, where it forms part of the northern boundary before it joins the Mary. Skyring Creek forms the southern boundary before it flows into the Mary.

The Bruce Highway enters from the east (Cooran) and exits to north (Traveston).

History

Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907, the school was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915, the school was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961. The school was located on the northern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and Coles Creek Road (approx).[2] [3]

Demographics

In the, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.

In the, Coles Creek had a population of 68 people.

Education

There are no schools in Coles Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Dagun State School in Dagun to the north-west and Federal State School in Federal to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the south-west, Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north, and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-east.

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 1942. Cooroy. live. 21 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 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 .
  3. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76. live. 21 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321064111/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-admin-bdy-1955.jpg . 21 March 2021 .