Mullett Creek
| Mullett Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mullett Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°36′02″S 152°04′06″E / 24.6005°S 152.0683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 67 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.706/km2 (1.829/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 94.9 km2 (36.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC 10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Mullett Creek is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mullett Creek had a population of 67 people.[1]
History
[edit]Mullet Creek was formerly part of the locality of Littabella. It was named and bounded on 18 March 2005.[2]
Mullett Creek Provisional School opened circa August 1910 as a half-time school with Baffle Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two schools). Baffle Creek School closed in 1915, after which Mullett Creek Provisional school remained a half-time school with Arthur's Creek Provisional School. In 1916 it became a full-time school (no longer sharing its teacher). On 17 January 1920 it became Mullett Creek State School. It closed circa 1963. The school name sometimes appears as "Mullet" (one "t").[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census Mullett Creek had a population of 84 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Mullett Creek had a population of 67 people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mullett Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mullett Creek – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47140)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mullett Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
