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Bamboo Creek, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°33′10″S 145°59′21″E / 17.5527°S 145.9891°E / -17.5527; 145.9891 (Bamboo Creek (centre of locality))
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Bamboo Creek
Queensland
Bamboo Creek is located in Queensland
Bamboo Creek
Bamboo Creek
Coordinates17°33′10″S 145°59′21″E / 17.5527°S 145.9891°E / -17.5527; 145.9891 (Bamboo Creek (centre of locality))
Population88 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.88/km2 (17.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Bamboo Creek:
Stoters Hill Hudson Goondi Bend
Goondi Hill
Pin Gin Hill Bamboo Creek Mundoo
Mighell
Currajah Wangan Wangan

Bamboo Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 88 people.[1]

Geography

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The locality is bounded to the north-east by the north branch of the watercourse Bamboo Creek and to east and partly to the south by south branch of Bamboo Creek. The creek is a tributary of the South Johnstone River.[3]

The land use is agricultural and split between crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. The predominant crop is sugarcane, grown mostly in the north and east of the locality.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 94 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 88 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bamboo Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bamboo Creek – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45676)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bamboo Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata