Wallaces Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wallaces Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.0658°N 152.6566°W
Pop:74
Area:12.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:9.2
Dir1:SW
Location1:Boonah
Dist2:48.7
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Beaudesert
Dist3:57.6
Dir3:SSW
Location3:Ipswich
Dist4:96.7
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Dugandan
Near-Ne:Bunburra
Near-E:Bunburra
Near-Se:Coochin
Near-S:Coochin
Near-Sw:Coochin
Near-W:Mount Alford
Near-Nw:Bunjurgen

Wallaces Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wallaces Creek had a population of 74 people.

Geography

Wallace Creek (the watercourse) rises in the south of the locality and flows through to the north.

The Boonah – Rathdowney Road (State Route 93) runs through from north to south.[2]

There is a quarry at 851 Boonah Rathdowney Road . Apart from the quarry, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the, Wallaces Creek had a population of 58 people. The locality contained 24 households, in which 46.4% of the population were males and 53.6% of the population were females, with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,562, $124 above the national average.

In the, Wallaces Creek had a population of 74 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wallaces Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Alford State School in neighbouring Mount Alford to the west and Boonah State School in Boonah to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Wallaces Creek, Queensland . Google Maps . 4 October 2021 . 11 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311101911/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Wallaces+Creek+QLD+4310/@-28.0659191,152.6216041,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b9728bba546208b:0x400eef17f20e300!8m2!3d-28.0717531!4d152.6537418!5m1!1e4?shorturl=1 . live .