Barker Creek Flat Explained

Type:suburb
Barker Creek Flat
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6455°N 151.9447°W
Pop:61
Postcode:4615
Area:27.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.3
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Nanango
Dist2:20.8
Dir2:SE
Location2:Kingaroy
Dist3:142
Dir3:N
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:207
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Hodgleigh
Near-Ne:Booie
Near-E:Glan Devon
Near-Se:Nanango
Near-S:Nanango
Near-Sw:Kunioon
Near-W:Kunioon
Near-Nw:Hodgleigh

Barker Creek Flat is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.

Geography

Darli is a former railway station on the now-closed Nanango railway line in the south-east of the locality (-26.6588°N 151.9775°W).[2]

History

In 1922, the district was described in Queensland Parliament as having "thousands of acres of land now being planted with cotton, luccrno, maize, and other crops" to justify the extension of the railway line to Nanango.[3]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 5 March 1999.[1]

Demographics

In the, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 50 people.

In the, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.

Education

There are no schools in Barker Creek Flat. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the south-east and Coolabunia State School in Coolabunia to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Nanango State High School, also in Nanango.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. 21 May 2024.
  3. News: 13 September 1922 . State Parliament . 18 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 4 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia . 15536.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 17 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .