Home Creek
Queensland
Home Creek is located in Queensland
Home Creek
Home Creek
Coordinates23°59′02″S 145°14′14″E / 23.9838°S 145.2372°E / -23.9838; 145.2372
Population24 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0195/km2 (0.0505/sq mi)
Area1,231.5 km2 (475.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Barcaldine Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Home Creek:
Barcaldine Downs Patrick Patrick
Barcaldine Downs Home Creek Narbethong
Moombria Blackall Evora

Home Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Home Creek had a population of 24 people.[1]

On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Home Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine.[3][4][5]

Geography

The Landsborough Highway passes through the locality from north (Patrick) to south (Blackall).[6]

The watercourse Home Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in Evora to the south-east and then flows through the locality of Home Creek from the south-east to the west (Barcaldine Downs) where it becomes a tributary to the Alice River.[6]

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.[6]

Education

There are no schools in Home Creek. The nearest primary and secondary schools are in Barcaldine and Blackall.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Home Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Home Creek – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47083)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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