Pie Creek
(Redirected from Pie Creek, Queensland)
| Pie Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Pie Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°14′30″S 152°37′10″E / 26.2416°S 152.6194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Pie Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.[2]
History[edit]
Pie Creek Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Pie Creek State School. It closed in 1962.[3] It was at 494 Eel Creek Road (26°14′29″S 152°37′06″E / 26.24139°S 152.61843°E).[4][5] The school building was still extant when the property was sold on 7 Feb 2023.[6][7]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,013 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pie Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46373)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pie Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). 1952. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, QLD 4570" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, Qld 4570". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Google (28 October 2023). "Former Pie Creek State School" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pie Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale