Welcome Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Welcome Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.7722°N 152.2613°W
Pop:421
Postcode:4670
Area:46.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.7
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Bundaberg CBD
Dist2:371
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Moore Park Beach
Near-Ne:Moore Park Beach
Near-E:Fairymead
Near-Se:Gooburrum
Near-S:Meadowvale
Near-Sw:Meadowvale
Near-W:Moorland
Near-Nw:Moorland

Welcome Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Welcome Creek had a population of 421 people.

Geography

The locality takes its name from the watercourse (-24.7666°N 152.3°W).[2]

North Gooburrum is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (-24.7653°N 152.251°W).[3]

The land use is agricultural, predominantly irrigated horticulture with some sugarcane plantations in the east of the locality and some grazing on native vegetation in the north of the locality.

History

Welcome Creek State School opened on 21 May 1931 and closed on 31 December 2003.[4] After closure, the students were transferred to Moore Park State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach. The school was located at 669 Moore Park Road .[5] [6]

Agnew School opened on 3 February 2003 in Boundary Street, South Bundaberg, one of several Agnew Schools operated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (sometimes called the Exclusive Brethren) in Queensland. By 2006 the school needed more space and in mid-2006 the church purchased the former Welcome School State School from the Queensland Government and relocated the Agnew School to that site .[7] However, in 2014 with student numbers at 30-40 students, it was decided to close the school and transport the students by wifi-equipped bus each day to the Agnew School in Maryborough.[8] On 24 December 2020, the site was sold for $925,000.[9]

Demographics

In the, Welcome Creek had a population of 445 people.

In the, Welcome Creek had a population of 421 people.

Education

There are no schools in Welcome Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north and Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North to the south-east.

Amenities

Welcome Creek Hall is at 687 Moore Park Road .

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. 6 March 2022.
  3. 6 March 2022.
  4. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 1943 . Bundaberg . 23 April 2022 . . Map . 30 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930075749/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-bundaberg-1943.jpg . live .
  6. Web site: 1987 . 9348-24 Bundaberg . 23 April 2022 . . Map . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423130613/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-25000-line-bandw-9348-24-bundaberg-prov-ed-1987.jpg . live .
  7. Web site: 2009 . 9348-24 Bundaberg . 23 April 2022 . . Map . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423130707/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-25000-line-colour-9348-24-bundaberg-ed-1-2009.jpg . live .
  8. Web site: 27 February 2014 . Exclusive Brethren school closes at Welcome Creek . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128060130/https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/exclusive-brethren-school-closes-welcome-creek/2183121/ . 28 January 2021 . 2021-01-28 . . en-AU.
  9. Web site: 669 Moore Park Road, Welcome Creek QLD 4670 . 23 April 2022 . Commercial Real Estate . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423130651/https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/669-moore-park-road-welcome-creek-qld-4670-2016550016 . live .