Cedar Creek, Queensland (Logan & Gold Coast)

Cedar Creek is a locality split between City of Gold Coast and Logan City in Queensland, Australia. In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 861 people.

Geography
The locality is located about 41 km south-southeast of Brisbane, Queensland's capital city.

The Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road runs through from south to north.

History
The first European settler in the district was Jessie Daniells who established a timber mill in the area in 1864. Most of the early farmers in the district grew sugar cane. David Veivers established a dairy in the 1870s.

Cedar Creek Wesleyan Methodist Church was established in 1871 on the property of Mr Bowser at the junction of Cedar Creek and Albert River (-27.83515°N, 153.173°W). It was not listed as an active church in 1882 and has been demolished.

The Cedar Creek Vested School opened on 21 September 1874 with 48 pupils under headmaster T.F. Williams (vested meant the school was funded by the Queensland Government) on 2 acre of land. William Fowles became the headmaster in 1875. In 1876, the school was enlarged to 12 acre. In 1888, it became Cedar Creek State School, but low student numbers reduced it to Cedar Creek Provisional School in 1892. In 1895, it became Cedar Creek State School again. In 1913, 2 acre of land were given up to be used for a School of Arts. The diamond jubilee celebrations were held in December 1934 and were attended by Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Reginald King (Member for Logan) and Thomas Flood Plunkett (Member for Albert). At that time there were less than 25 students. In 2014, there are about 240 students enrolled.

The Cedar Creek School of Arts was erected in December 1913 by the Upper Albert branch of the Farmers' Union.

Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Cedar Creek became split between Logan City and City of Gold Coast following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. Parts of Cedar Creek were to be taken up by the waters of the proposed but never completed Wolffdene Dam.

Demographics
In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 832 people.

In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 838 people.

In the, Cedar Creek had a population of 861 people.

Education
Cedar Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1a Chardon Bridge Road (-27.8275°N, 153.1792°W). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 230 students with 19 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

There is no secondary school in Cedar Creek. The nearest government secondary schools are Windaroo Valley State High School in Bahrs Scrub to the north and Tamborine Mountain State High School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south.

Facilities
Parkhouse Cemetery is on Veivers Road (-27.8112°N, 153.1697°W).

Amenities
Cedar Creek Hall is on the corner of Beenleigh-Beaudesert Road and Chardon Bridge Road (-27.8268°N, 153.1795°W).

The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Cedar Creek State School on Beenleigh-Beaudesert Road.

There are a number of parks in the locality, including:


 * Cedar Creek Conservation Area (-27.847°N, 153.1912°W)
 * Cedar Creek Parklands (-27.8166°N, 153.1819°W)


 * Chardon Bridge Park (-27.8245°N, 153.181°W)


 * Howard Creek Reserve (-27.8654°N, 153.2155°W)


 * Little Cedar Creek Reserve (-27.8443°N, 153.1884°W)


 * Lower Cedar Creek Parklands (-27.8356°N, 153.1751°W)
 * Plunkett Road Park (-27.8312°N, 153.1732°W)


 * Rocky Creek Conservation Area (-27.8232°N, 153.2105°W)


 * Rowe Reserve (-27.858°N, 153.206°W)


 * Schmidt Road Parklands (-27.8251°N, 153.1943°W)


 * Tamaree Reserve (-27.8363°N, 153.1838°W)


 * Tamborine Oxenford Rd Bend Reserve (-27.8772°N, 153.2145°W)


 * Tamborine Recreation Reserve (-27.8953°N, 153.1985°W)


 * Upper Ormeau Conservation Area (-27.8466°N, 153.2142°W)