Pine Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Pine Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.0338°N 152.1688°W
Pop:258
Postcode:4670
Area:46.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:26.1
Dir1:SW
Location1:Bundaberg CBD
Dist2:347
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Hinkler
Near-N:South Kolan
Near-Ne:South Bingera
Near-E:Elliott
Near-Se:Elliott
Near-S:Gregory River
Near-Sw:Promisedland
Near-W:Electra
Near-Nw:Givelda

Pine Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pine Creek had a population of 258 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms a small part of the northern boundary of the locality. To the north-east, the locality is bounded by Childers Road and by Philips Road to the east and south-east.

Bingera South is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (-25°N 152.1833°W).[2]

The south-west of the locality is within Cordalba State Forest which extends into neighbouring Promisedland. Apart from the protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping, including growing sugarcane in the east of the locality.

History

The Bingera Provisional School opened on 6 March 1893. In 1909 it became Bingera State School. In 1911, it was renamed Bingera South State School. The school closed about 1 December 1965.[3] The school was at 152 South Bingera Road within the present-day boundaries of Pine Creek.[4]

Demographics

In the, Pine Creek had a population of 254 people.

In the, Pine Creek had a population of 258 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pine Creek. The nearest primary school is Givelda State School in neighbouring Givelda to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South, Bundaberg to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. 26 December 2020.
  3. 20 April 2014.
  4. Web site: 1952. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157. live. 11 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 30 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930081136/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m157-admin-bdy-1952.jpg.