Utchee Creek, Queensland
| Utchee Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Utchee Creek, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
  Utchee Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°37′52″S 145°55′25″E / 17.6311°S 145.9236°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 256 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.95/km2 (23.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Utchee Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 256 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Utchee Creek is a farming area. It has many locally-owned banana farms along with various other crops.[citation needed]
The locality presumably takes its name from the watercourse Utchee Creek which rises near Mount Utchee in neighbouring Mamu to the west, then meanders through the southern part of the locality of Utchee Creek, briefly forms a part of the eastern boundary of the locality, and then flows into neighbouring Camp Creek to the north-east where it becomes a tributary of Boolabah Creek, just before Boolabah Creek becomes a tributary of the South Johnstone River.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 255 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Utchee Creek had a population of 256 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Utchee Creek. The nearest government primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Utchee Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Utchee Creek – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45762)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Utchee Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
