Stony Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Stony Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.9191°N 152.7119°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:245
Postcode:4514
Area:45.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Woodford
Dist2:16.4
Dir2:E
Location2:Kilcoy
Dist3:33.8
Dir3:NW
Location3:Caboolture
Dist4:82.0
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:Pumicestone
Fedgov:Longman
Near-N:Bellthorpe
Near-Ne:Bellthorpe
Near-E:Woodford
Near-Se:Woodford
Near-S:Neurum
Near-Sw:Royston
Near-W:Royston
Near-Nw:Sandy Creek

Stony Creek (formerly Stoney Creek) is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Stony Creek had a population of 245 people.

Geography

The locality is 68km (42miles) north of Brisbane.

The locality is bounded to the south by the Stanley River and to the south-west by Mary Smokes Creek.

Mount Mclean is in the north-west of the locality (-26.8832°N 152.7412°W) and rises to above sea level.[2] [3]

Stony Creek is a watercourse that rises in Bellthorpe to the north-west and flows roughly south through the locality of Stone Creek where it becomes a tributary of the Stanley River at -26.9447°N 152.723°W on the boundary with Neurum to the south.[4]

The D'Aguilar Highway enters the locality from the east (Woodford) and exits to the west (Royston).

Most of the residential land use is along the D'Aguilar Highway and Stony Creek Road. There are small areas of forestry and cropping, but the predominant land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Stony Creek Provisional School opened circa 1877. On 1 January 1909, it became Stony Creek State School. Due to low student numbers, it closed in 1914.

The Durundur Provisional School opened on 5 July 1897. In 1909 it became Durundur State School. It was renamed Kalangara State School in 1920. The school closed on 25 August 1963. The school was on Stony Creek Road .[5] [6] There was a hall adjacent to the school .

Demographics

In the, Stony Creek recorded a population of 319 people, 44.8% female and 55.2% male. The median age of the Stony Creek population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 82.8% of people living in Stony Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.4%, England 3.1%, Vanuatu 1.2%, Scotland 0.9%, Italy 0.9%. 90.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Pacific Austronesian Languages, nec, 0.9% French, 0.9%.

In the, Stony Creek had a population of 262 people.

In the, Stony Creek had a population of 245 people.

Education

There are no schools in Stony Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Woodford State School in neighbouring Woodford to the south-east and Mount Kilcoy State School in Mount Kilcoy to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Woodford State School (to Year 10) and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the south-west.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 28 December 2020.
  5. Web site: 1942. Glasshouse. live. 15 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222031036/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-glasshouse-1942.jpg.
  6. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m74. live. 15 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222031033/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m74-admin-bdy-1955.jpg.