North Deep Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.[1]

North Deep Creek
Queensland
North Deep Creek is located in Queensland
North Deep Creek
North Deep Creek
Coordinates26°05′35″S 152°41′25″E / 26.0930°S 152.6902°E / -26.0930; 152.6902 (North Deep Creek (centre of locality))
Population388 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density10.572/km2 (27.38/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around North Deep Creek:
Curra Anderleigh Downsfield
Corella North Deep Creek Ross Creek
Tamaree Banks Pocket Veteran

Geography

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Butlers Knob is a mountain in the northernmost part of the locality (26°03′23″S 152°41′30″E / 26.0565°S 152.6916°E / -26.0565; 152.6916 (Butlers Knob)), rising to 199 metres (653 ft) above sea level.[3][4] It may be named after early selector James William Butler who purchased land to the north-east of the mountain (portion 855, parish of Goomboorian as recorded on plan M37395) on 12 February 1877.[5]

Deep Creek (North Branch) rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south and exits to the south-east (Veteran), from where it continues to meander south until it crosses into the locality of East Deep Creek where it beomes a tributary of Deep Creek.[4]

The Bruce Highway passes through the southern part of the locality, entering from the south-east (Veteram) and exiting to the south-west (Tamaree), but it does not provide access to the locality. The main artery through the locality is North Deep Creek Road which enters from the south-east (Veteran) and winds its way north through the locality exiting to the north (Anderleigh).[6]

The Gympie National Park occupies the north-east and south-east of the locality with the Gympie State Fores in the east. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, rural residential housing, production forestry, and some crop growing.[7]

History

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North Deep Creek Provisional School opened in 1921. By 1924, it had become North Deep Creek State School. It closed in 1967.[8] It was at 256 Young Road (26°05′06″S 152°40′54″E / 26.08497°S 152.68156°E / -26.08497; 152.68156 (North Deep Creek State School (former))).[9][10][11]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 392 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in North Deep Creek. The nearest government primary school is Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School, both in Gympie to the south.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Deep Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "North Deep Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46371)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Butlers Knob – peak in Gympie Regional (entry 5532)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Deep Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  13. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.