Pikes Creek
Queensland
Pikes Creek is located in Queensland
Pikes Creek
Pikes Creek
Coordinates28°43′22″S 151°32′30″E / 28.7227°S 151.5416°E / -28.7227; 151.5416 (Pikes Creek (centre of locality))
Population19 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4380
Area120.3 km2 (46.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pikes Creek:
Warroo Pikedale Pikedale
Warroo Pikes Creek Springdale
Glenlyon Glenlyon Springdale

Pikes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.[3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east by Lighthouse Gully and to the south-east by Pike Creek.[4]

The terrain is hilly with elevations of 460 to 740 metres (1,510 to 2,430 ft) above sea level.[4]

The Stanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from north-east (Pikedale) to south-west (Glenlyon).[5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[4]

History

The locality was named after a pastoral run, transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852 along with Terica.[2]

Land in Pikes Creek was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 19 square miles (49 km2) were available in Pike's Creek and 9.5 square miles (25 km2) in Pike's Creek North.[6]

Pike Creek State School opened on 21 May 1973 and closed on 10 December 1976.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 26 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Pikes Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the north-east and Texas State School in Texas to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the east.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pikes Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 "Pikes Creek – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45967)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pikes Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Pikes Creek, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  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. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pikes Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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