Farrars Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Farrars Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.2419°N 141.5355°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4481
Area:13431.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:164
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Windorah
Dist2:261
Dir2:W
Location2:Jundah
Dist3:479
Dir3:SW
Location3:Longreach
Dist4:1559
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Barcoo
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Diamantina Lakes
Near-Ne:Stonehenge
Near-E:Jundah
Near-Se:Windorah
Near-S:Tanbar
Near-Sw:Birdsville
Near-W:Bedourie
Near-Nw:Diamantina Lakes

Farrars Creek is an rural locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The watercourse Farrars Creek flows through the locality from the north-east (Stonehenge) to the south-west, where it becomes a tributary of the Diamantina River, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.

The Diamantina Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to west (Bedourie). The Birdsville Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to the south (Tanbar).

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Karuwali (also known as Garuwali, Dieri) is a language of far western Queensland. The Karuwali language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Shire Council, including the localities of Betoota and Haddon Corner.[2]

The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn takes its name after a stockman called Farrar who was employed on John Costello's pastoral property Kyabra.[3]

Demographics

In the, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Farrars Creek nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Indigenous languages map of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. 5 February 2020.
  3. 12 August 2019.