Butchers Creek

Butchers Creek is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 85 people.

Geography
Butchers Creek is on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland. It is one of the few parts of the tableland that drains eastward, its creeks being tributaries of the Mulgrave River. The area receives high rainfall and the traditional land use has been for dairying and beef fattening.

History
Butchers Creek is said to take its name from a massacre of the Ngajanji people at a bora ring in the area in the 1880s.

In the early 20th century, a group of Russian immigrants established dairy farms in the area, giving it the nickname "Little Siberia".

Butchers Creek Provisional School opened on 8 October 1913 with 11 students studying under teacher John Tait. It became Butchers Creek State School in 1918. The school celebrated its centenary in 2013.

Demographics
In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 113 people.

In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 85 people.

Education
Butchers Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Topaz & Gadaloff Roads (-17.3612°N, 145.6922°W).

In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 11 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Notable residents
Alexander Prokhorov, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1964, was born in Butchers Creek (then part of Peeramon) and attended Butchers Creek State School.