Pikes Creek, Queensland

Pikes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.

Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-east by Lighthouse Gully and to the south-east by Pike Creek.

The terrain is hilly with elevations of 460 to 740 m above sea level.

The Stanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from north-east (Pikedale) to south-west (Glenlyon).

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.

History
The locality was named after a pastoral run, transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852 along with Terica.

Land in Pikes Creek was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 19 mi2 were available in Pike's Creek and 9.5 mi2 in Pike's Creek North.

Pike Creek State School opened on 21 May 1973 and closed on 10 December 1976.

Demographics
In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 26 people.

In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.

Education
There are no schools in Pikes Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the north-east and Texas State School in Texas to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the east.