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Yandina Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Yandina Creek had a population of 760 people.[1]

Yandina Creek
Queensland
Yandina Creek
Coordinates26.5263°S 153.0263°E / -26.5263; 153.0263 (Yandina Creek (centre of locality))
Population760 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density28.90/km2 (74.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4561
Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 8.9 km (6 mi) WNW of Coolum Beach
  • 24.2 km (15 mi) NE of Nambour
  • 41.5 km (26 mi) N of Caloundra
  • 123 km (76 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Yandina Creek:
North Arm Verrierdale Verrierdale
Valdora Yandina Creek Coolum Beach
Maroochy River Maroochy River Coolum Beach

Geography


Yandina Creek is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.[3]


History


The name Yandina comes from Indigenous words yan meaning to go and dinna meaning feet.[4][5]

Yandina Creek Provisional School opened on 16 June 1914. On 1 May 1917, it became Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1920. On 9 May 1932, the school reopened and then closed in December 1941.[6] In 1949, the school building from the former Valdora State School was relocated to Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 7 August 1964.[6] The school was at 931 North Arm Yandina Creek Road (26.5115°S 153.0169°E / -26.5115; 153.0169 (Yandina Creek State School (former))).[7][3]

On 4 January 2004, Coolum Beach Christian College was established by the Coolum Christian Family Church with 35 primary school children.[6] In 2007, it expanded to offer secondary education.[8]

In the 2016 census, Yandina Creek had a population of 760 people.[1]


Education


Coolum Beach Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 2 Arcoona Road (26.5354°S 153.0472°E / -26.5354; 153.0472 (Coolum Beach Christian College)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 295 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 356 students with 28 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[12]

The nearest government primary schools are in Coolum Beach and North Arm. The nearest government secondary schools are in Coolum Beach and Nambour.[3]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yandina Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Yandina Creek – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "South East Queensland – Place Names". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  5. "Maroochy Council – Place Name Origins". Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. "Our Story". Coolum Beach Christian College. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Coolum Beach Christian College". Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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