Pheasant Creek, Queensland

Pheasant Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people.[1]

Pheasant Creek
Queensland
Pheasant Creek is located in Queensland
Pheasant Creek
Pheasant Creek
Coordinates23°48′21″S 150°06′05″E / 23.8058°S 150.1013°E / -23.8058; 150.1013 (Pheasant Creek (centre of locality))
Population48 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.1572/km2 (0.407/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area305.3 km2 (117.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Pheasant Creek:
Gogango Westwood Westwood
Gainsford Pheasant Creek Dululu
Dumpy Creek Wowan Wowan

Geography

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The Leichhardt Highway runs along part of the eastern boundary.[3]

History

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Pheasant Creek Provisional School opened circa 1919 but closed circa 1921. In 1925 it reopened as Pheasant Creek State School and then closed circa 1928. It reopened on 29 Oct 1940 and closed finally in 1967.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pheasant Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Pheasant Creek – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49567)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Pheasant Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pheasant Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.