| Type: | suburb |
| Kidaman Creek | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.6458°N 152.7722°W |
| Pop: | 125 |
| Postcode: | 4574 |
| Area: | 27.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 11.7 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Kenilworth |
| Dist2: | 18.3 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Maleny |
| Dist3: | 28.5 |
| Dir3: | W |
| Location3: | Nambour |
| Dist4: | 51.8 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Caloundra |
| Dist5: | 120 |
| Dir5: | N |
| Location5: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Sunshine Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Nicklin |
| Stategov2: | Glass House |
| Fedgov: | Fairfax |
| Fedgov2: | Fisher |
| Near-N: | Coolabine |
| Near-Ne: | Obi Obi |
| Near-E: | Obi Obi |
| Near-Se: | Curramore |
| Near-S: | Curramore |
| Near-Sw: | Curramore |
| Near-W: | Kenilworth |
| Near-Nw: | Kenilworth |
Kidaman Creek (also written as Kidamann Creek) is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.
Obi Obi Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, runs through the north-east of the locality. The creek Kidaman Creek (from which the locality takes its name) rises in the south-east of the locality and becomes a tributary of Obi Obi Creek in the north of the locality (-26.6269°N 152.7686°W).[2] [3]
Despite the name, Kidaman Hill is not in the locality with slightly to the north in neighbouring Kenilworth (-26.6156°N 152.7619°W). It rises to above sea level.[4] [5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing and rural residential housing.[6]
Kidaman Creek was formerly a locality in Caloundra City and a district in Maroochy Shire.[1]
Kidaman (or Kidamann) Creek State School opened in 1914 and closed about 1958. It was located near the junction of Obi Obi Road and Kidaman Creek Road (approx).[7]
Kidaman Creek public hall opened in 1921 at 11 Kidaman Creek Road . It was destroyed in a storm in March 1995. A new hall was built, opening in October 1998. It was sold in April 2008 to provide funds to renovate the public hall at Obi Obi.[8]
A postal receiving office opened on 20 November 1922 with a post office opening on 1 July 1927. The post office closed on 31 December 1930.
In the, Kidaman Creek with neighbouring Obi Obi and Coolabine had a population of 427 people.
In the, Kidaman Creek had a population of 130 people.
In the, Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.
There are no schools in Kidaman Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring Kenilworth to the north-west, Mapleton State School in Mapleton to the east, and Maleny State School in Maleny to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Maleny State High School in Maleny and Burnside State High School in Burnside, Nambour, to the east.[9]
Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek Community Hall is at 856 Obi Obi Road in neighbouring Obi Obi to the east.[10] [11]
There are a number of parks in the area: