Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region) Explained

Type:suburb
Spring Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4416°N 152.3219°W
Pop:494
Postcode:4343
Area:45.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Buaraba
Near-Ne:Churchable
Near-E:Lockyer Waters
Near-Se:Morton Vale
Near-S:Lake Clarendon
Near-Sw:Adare
Near-W:Vinegar Hill
Near-Nw:Buaraba

Spring Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.

History

Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903 it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre opened in January 2012.[2]

Demographics

In the, Spring Creek had a population of 601 people.

In the, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.

Facilitites

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre is a 300-bed high security prison in Millers Road (-27.4701°N 152.3069°W).[3]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Southern Queensland Correctional Centre. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190311064112/https://www.qld.gov.au/law/sentencing-prisons-and-probation/prisons-and-detention-centres/prison-locations/view. 11 March 2019. 2021-01-26. Prison locations. Queensland Government. en-au.
  3. Web site: 18 November 2020. Landmark Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12. 21 November 2020. 21 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.