Reids Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Reids Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.5288°N 151.5372°W
Pop:41
Postcode:4625
Area:99.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.4
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Gayndah
Dist2:163
Dir2:SW
Location2:Bundaberg
Dist3:338
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Branch Creek
Near-Ne:Yenda
Near-E:Yenda
Near-Se:Ideraway
Near-S:Dirnbir
Near-Sw:Humphery
Near-W:Binjour
Near-Nw:Branch Creek

Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Reids Creek had a population of 41 people.

Geography

Reid Creek enters the locality from the north and flows through to become the south-east boundary. Binjour Range forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through from the south-east to the west.

History

Reid's Creek Upper Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid's Creek Upper State School. It had a closure between 1905 and 1907 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently in 1922. It was in a pocket of the creek (approx).

Reid's Creek State School opened in 1909 and closed in 1963. It was on the Burnett Highway .[2]

Norwood State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1952. It was on Reids Creek Road near the intersection with present-day Guyatts Road .[3]

Demographics

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

In the, Reids Creek had a population of 41 people.

Education

There are no schools in Reids Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the west and Gayndah State School in Gayndah to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Burnett State School in Gayndah to the south-east.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1923 . County of Bowen . 22 October 2022 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 1950 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 . 22 October 2022 . . Map.