Upper Cooyar Creek, Queensland
| Upper Cooyar Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Upper Cooyar Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°58′50″S 151°43′41″E / 26.9805°S 151.7280°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.216/km2 (0.559/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4402 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74.1 km2 (28.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Cooyar Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Cooyar Creek had a population of 16 people.[1]
Geography
The Great Dividing Range forms most of the western boundary of the locality, while the Cooyar Range forms most of the northern boundary.[3] Cooyar Creek rises in the north-west of the locality and flows south-east, exiting to the east of the locality (Cooyar); it is a tributary of the Brisbane River within the North East Coast drainage basin.[4][5]
The Cooyar Rangemore Road enters the locality from the east (Cooyar), travels in a westernly direction through the locality, and then exits to south-west (Rangemore).[6]
Bunya Mountains National Park is in the north-west of the locality (where Cooyar Creek rises) and extends into the neighbouring locality of Bunya Mountains.[7] Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and forestry.[7]
History
Cooyar Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 20 August 1924.[8] It became Cooyar Creek State School on 1 August 1926 after being re-erected on a new site.[9] It closed on 1 December 1940.[10][11] It was at 1054 Cooyar Rangemore Road (26°58′21″S 151°44′15″E / 26.9725°S 151.7374°E).[12][13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Upper Cooyar Creek had a population of 17 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Upper Cooyar Creek had a population of 16 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Upper Cooyar Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Cooyar State School in neighbouring Cooyar to the east and Quinalow State School in Quinalow to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) and Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-east.[15]
There are no nearby schools offering education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[15]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Cooyar Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Cooyar Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48081)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Cooyar Range – range in the Toowoomba Region (entry 8357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Cooyar Creek – watercourse in the Somerset Region (entry 8354)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Item ID639601, Admission Register - Cooyar Creek Upper State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "COOYAR DISTRICT". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXV, no. 214. Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 8961, Cooyar Creek Upper State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Cooyar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Cooyar Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2025.