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Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.[1]

Googa Creek
Queensland
Googa Creek
Coordinates26.9633°S 152.0552°E / -26.9633; 152.0552 (Googa Creek (centre of locality))
Population43 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.587/km2 (1.521/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 13.7 km (9 mi) SSW of Blackbutt
  • 26.1 km (16 mi) SE of Yarraman
  • 47.1 km (29 mi) S of Nanango
  • 96.3 km (60 mi) N of Toowoomba
  • 170 km (106 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Googa Creek:
Gilla Blackbutt South Cherry Creek
Mount Binga Googa Creek Anduramba
Emu Creek Emu Creek Anduramba

History


Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed on 1950.[3] It was located at approximately 26.9550°S 152.0430°E / -26.9550; 152.0430 (Googa Googa Creek State School) to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.[4][5]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.[6]

In the 2016 census Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.[1]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[7]


Education


There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.[5]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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. "Parish of Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times. No. 18, 889. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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