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Darr Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]

Darr Creek
Queensland
Darr Creek
Coordinates26.5219°S 151.1572°E / -26.5219; 151.1572 (Darr Creek (centre of locality))
Population18 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.166/km2 (0.430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4410[2]
Area108.5 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Darr Creek:
Burra Burri Durong Durong
Burra Burri Darr Creek Chahpingah
Jinghi Jinghi Diamondy

Darr Creek's postcode is 4410.[2]


Geography


The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range).[4]

Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (26.5333°S 151.1833°E / -26.5333; 151.1833 (Millingwood)).[5]

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.[6]


History


The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s.[3]

Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961.[7] The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, 26.5309°S 151.1352°E / -26.5309; 151.1352 (Darr Creek State School (former))).[8][9][4]

Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952.[7] It was on Millingwood Road at approx 26.5376°S 151.1759°E / -26.5376; 151.1759 (Millingwood School (former)).[9][4]

In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Darr Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Darr Creek Postcode Archived 21 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
  3. "Darr Creek – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Millingwood – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 22101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. Darr Creek, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Jingi Jingi" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m80" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.


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