Devereux Creek
Queensland
Devereux Creek is located in Queensland
Devereux Creek
Devereux Creek
Coordinates21°06′03″S 148°52′51″E / 21.1008°S 148.8808°E / -21.1008; 148.8808 (Devereux Creek (centre of locality))
Population381 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.189/km2 (18.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4753
Area53.0 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Devereux Creek:
Kuttabul Kuttabul Hampden
Mount Martin Devereux Creek Hampden
Mirani Mirani Marian

Devereux Creek is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Devereux Creek had a population of 381 people.[1]

History

Devereux Creek Provisional School opened on 20 July 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Devereux Creek State School. It closed in 1928 and re-opened in 1932 as Deveereaux Creek (spelling variation). It closed permanently in 1970.[3]

In the 2016 census Devereux Creek had a population of 381 people.[1]

Geography

The Pioneer River forms the southern boundary.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Devereux Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Devereux Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46774)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Google (29 August 2021). "Devereaux Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 August 2021.


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