Majors Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Majors Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.636°N 147.0069°W
Pop:327
Postcode:4816
Area:198
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:51.2
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Annandale
Dist2:56.6
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Townsville CBD
Dist3:58.1
Dir3:W
Location3:Ayr
Dist4:66.6
Dir4:W
Location4:Home Hill
Dist5:1323
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:City of Townsville
Lga2:Shire of Burdekin
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Kennedy
Fedgov2:Dawson
Near-N:Mount Elliot
Mount Surround
Near-Ne:Shirbourne
Near-E:Horseshoe Lagoon
Near-Se:Upper Haughton
Near-S:Upper Haughton
Near-Sw:Woodstock
Near-W:Woodstock
Near-Nw:Barringha

Majors Creek is a locality split between the City of Townsville and the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Majors Creek had a population of 327 people.

Geography

The locality lies on the plain to the south of Mount Elliot. It is bounded by Haughton River to the east, Major Creek to the south and an unnamed creek to the west.

Most of the locality is at elevations of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level, but there are some hills including:

History

Major's Creek State School opened on 9 February 1934. It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 when enrolments were under 10 students.[7] It closed on 31 December 2009.[8] In 2012, when the school's land and buildings were to sold, a reunion was held at the school to dig up the time capsule buried in 1984 to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary.[9] [10] The school was at 54 Majors Creek Road (-19.5985°N 146.9015°W).[11] [12] It sold in May 2012 for $264,000.[13]

Demographics

In the, Majors Creek had a population of 329 people.

In the, Majors Creek had a population of 327 people.

Economy

Majors Creek Homestead is in the east of the locality (-19.6476°N 147.0908°W).[14]

Education

There are no schools in Majors Creek. The nearest primary schools are Woodstock State School in neighbouring Woodstock to the west, Giru State School in Giru to the north-east and Clare State School in Clare to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are William Ross State High School in Annandale in Townsville to the north-west, Ayr State High School in Ayr to the north-east, and Home Hill State High School in Home Hill to the east.

Notes and References

  1. 24 February 2016.
  2. 24 February 2016.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. 27 November 2019.
  8. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: Back to Majors Creek. Fernbach. Nathalie. 2012-08-23. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. en-AU. 2019-11-27. 13 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220413011939/https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/08/23/3574157.htm. live.
  10. Web site: Stafford. Megan. 2012-09-21. Majors Creek marches on. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201215035545/https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/3601513/majors-creek-marches-on/. 2020-12-15. 2020-12-15. Farm Online. en-AU.
  11. Web site: 1980 . Parish of Magenta . 13 April 2022 . . Map.
  12. Web site: 17 November 2020. Building points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  13. Web site: 54 Majors Creek Road, Majors Creek Qld 4816. 15 December 2020. Realestate.com.au.
  14. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.