Home Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Home Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.9838°N 145.2372°W
Pop:24
Area:1231.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:56.2
Dir1:S
Location1:Blackall
Dist2:80.2
Dir2:N
Location2:Blackall, Queensland
Dist3:635
Dir3:W
Location3:Rockhampton
Dist4:1045
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Barcaldine Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Patrick
Near-Ne:Patrick
Near-E:Narbethong
Near-Se:Evora
Near-S:Blackall
Near-Sw:Moombria
Near-W:Barcaldine Downs
Near-Nw:Barcaldine Downs

Home Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Home Creek had a population of 24 people.

On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Home Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine.[2] [3] [4]

Geography

The Landsborough Highway passes through the locality from north (Patrick) to south (Blackall).

The watercourse Home Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in Evora to the south-east and then flows through the locality of Home Creek from the south-east to the west (Barcaldine Downs) where it becomes a tributary to the Alice River.

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Education

There are no schools in Home Creek. The nearest primary and secondary schools are in Barcaldine and Blackall.

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Recent place name decisions. 22 November 2019. Queensland Government. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094413/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 22 October 2019. 2020-01-15.
  3. Web site: Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. 17 May 2019. Queensland Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115095803/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. 17 May 2019. Queensland Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115100755/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020.