Googa Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Googa Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.9633°N 152.0552°W
Pop:54
Postcode:4314
Area:73.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.7
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Blackbutt
Dist2:26.1
Dir2:SE
Location2:Yarraman
Dist3:47.1
Dir3:S
Location3:Nanango
Dist4:96.3
Dir4:N
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:170
Dir5:NW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Blackbutt South
Near-Ne:Cherry Creek
Near-E:Anduramba
Near-Se:Anduramba
Near-S:Emu Creek
Near-Sw:Emu Creek
Near-W:Mount Binga
Near-Nw:Gilla

Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.

History

Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed on 1950. It was located at approximately to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.[2]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.[3]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[4]

Demographics

In the Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.

In the, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.

Education

There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1942. Parish of Emu Creek. 20 July 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. News: 20 June 1947. TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK. 2 (DAILY). Queensland Times. 18,889. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 20 July 2021.
  4. Web site: 2017-11-17. Blackbutt To Get New Postcode. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517113515/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2017/11/17/blackbutt-to-get-new-postcode/. 17 May 2018. 2021-07-05. southburnett.com.au. en-AU.