Emu Creek, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Emu Creek

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.0738|151.9930|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Emu Creek (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 113

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4355

| area = 155.9

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 56.6

| dir1 = N

| location1 = Highfields

| dist2 = 58.7

| dir2 = W

| location2 = Toogoolawah

| dist3 = 67.8

| dir3 = N

| location3 = Toowoomba

| dist4 = 75.8

| dir4 = S

| location4 = Nanango

| dist5 = 175

| dir5 = WNW

| location5 = Brisbane

| lga = Toowoomba Region

| stategov = Nanango

| fedgov = Maranoa

| near-n = Mount Binga

| near-ne = Googa Creek

| near-e = Anduramba

| near-se = Pierces Creek

| near-s = Glenaven
Jones Gully

| near-sw = Coalbank
Djuan

| near-w = St Aubyn

| near-nw = Mount Binga

}}

Emu Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49223|Emu Creek|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Emu Creek had a population of 113 people.

Geography

The New England Highway enters the locality from the south-west (Coalbank) and exits to the south (Glenaven).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 September 2023}}

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

Emu Creek has the following mountains, from north to south:

Woolshed Mountain ({{coord|-27.0172|152.0274|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Woolshed Mountain}}) {{convert|484|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|38078|Woolshed Mountain|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Shem ({{coord|-27.1117|152.0503|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Shem}}) {{convert|632|m}}{{cite QPN|30701|Mount Shem|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Ham ({{coord|-27.1212|152.0495|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Ham}}) {{convert|658|m}}{{cite QPN|15261|Mount Ham|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Pechey Knob ({{coord|-27.1222|152.0350|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Pechey Knob}}) {{convert|656|m}}{{cite QPN|26283|Pechey Knob|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Japheth ({{coord|-27.1238|152.0519|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Japheth}}) {{convert|664|m}}{{cite QPN|17074|Mount Japheth|mountain in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}

History

The locality is presumably named for the creek of the same name which flows through the locality and is ultimately a tributary of the Brisbane River.{{Cite QPN|11653|Emu Creek|watercourse in the Somerset Region|access-date=6 September 2023}}

In 1877, {{Convert|23500|acres||abbr=}} were resumed from the Eskdale pastoral run and offered for selection on 24 April 1877.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846|title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts.|date=2 March 1877|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=19 February 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846|url-status=live}}

Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} Despite the name, the school is in East Greenmount.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-24|title=Emu Creek State School|url=https://emucreekss.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Emu Creek State School|language=en|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308060341/https://emucreekss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}

Jubilee Vale State School opened in 1913 and closed in 1951. It was on a {{Convert|2|acre|adj=on}} site at 37 Maddern Road ({{Coord|-27.09311|151.97882|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Jubilee Vale State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Parish of Djuan sheet 1 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-djuan-sh1-1935/original |access-date=23 June 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623083945/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-djuan-sh1-1935/original |url-status=live }}

In 1879, the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek.{{cite news |date=13 September 1879 |title=New Zealand. |volume=XXXIV |page=5 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=3,845 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article882004 |accessdate=4 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205060639/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/882004 |url-status=live }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Emu Creek had a population of 80 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30983|name=Emu Creek (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Emu Creek had a population of 113 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30974|name=Emu Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Emu Creek. The nearest government primary schools are:

Crow's Nest State School in Crows Nest to the south
Haden State School in Haden to the south-west
Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-west
Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the south
Highfields State College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south
Yarraman State School (to Year 10) in Yarraman to the north
Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north
Toogoolawah State High School (to Year 12) in Toogoolawah to the east

Notable residents

Australian author Arthur Hoey Davis, who wrote under the pen name 'Steele Rudd', spent much of his childhood on his family's small block at Emu Creek near East Greenmount in the Cambooya district. He is best known for creating the Australian characters Dad 'n' Dave.{{Cite web|date=2017-01-31|title=Cambooya|url=http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/our-region/living-here/our-towns/5370-cambooya|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131011652/http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/our-region/living-here/our-towns/5370-cambooya|archive-date=31 January 2017|access-date=2017-01-31}}

References

Category:Toowoomba Region

Category:Localities in Queensland