Forest Creek, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Forest Creek
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Forest Creek QLD 4873, Australia - panoramio (7).jpg
| caption = Approaching the Daintree River Ferry
| coordinates = {{coord|-16.2411|145.3666|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Forest Creek (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 136
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4873
|elevation=0-170| area = 22.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 31.9
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Mossman
| dist2 = 107
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Cairns
| dist3 = 138
| dir3 = S
| location3 = Cooktown (4WD)
| dist4 = 1805
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Douglas
| stategov = Cook
| fedgov = Leichhardt
| near-n = Noah
| near-ne = Cow Bay
| near-e = Kimberley
| near-se = Lower Daintree
| near-s = Lower Daintree
| near-sw = Daintree
| near-w = Upper Daintree
| near-nw = Noah
}}
Forest Creek is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48638|Forest Creek|locality in Shire of Douglas|accessdate=24 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Forest Creek had a population of 136 people.
Geography
File:Daintree River Ferry from van.jpg
The Daintree River forms the southern boundary of the locality.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Forest+Creek+QLD+4873/@-16.2406605,145.3331972,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x699d53c84f5975ef:0x400eef17f207540!8m2!3d-16.2450068!4d145.3972583 |title=Forest Creek, Queensland |access-date=20 August 2021}} The watercourse Forest Creek flows through the locality, becoming a tributary of the Daintree River ({{coord|-16.2581|145.3977|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Forest Creek (mouth)}}).{{cite QPN|12873|Forest Creek|watercourse in Shire of Douglas|access-date=7 March 2023}}
The Daintree River Ferry carries vehicles from Cape Tribulation Road in Lower Daintree across the Daintree River to Cape Tribulation Road in Forest Creek ({{Coord|-16.25856|145.39885|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Daintree River Ferry terminal}}).{{Cite web |title=Daintree Ferry Info {{!}} Timetable & Pricing {{!}} The Daintree Ferry |url=https://daintreeferry.com.au/ferry-info/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Daintree Ferry |language=en-US |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514112039/https://daintreeferry.com.au/ferry-info/ |url-status=live }}
The locality contains two section of the Daintree National Park in the south-east of the locality and in the east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=29 May 2023}}
Virgil Island {{convert|35.2999|ha|adj=on}} island in the Daintree River in the south of the locality ({{coord|-16.2517|145.3649|type:isle_region:AU-QLD|name=Virgil Island}}).{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Waterbody islands - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/55596ae2-66bb-4d3d-b05d-e15cdc143caf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125064657/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/55596ae2-66bb-4d3d-b05d-e15cdc143caf |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} It is separated from the mainland by the narrow Brandy and Water Creek ({{coord|-16.25|145.3666|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Brandy And Water Creek (mouth)}}). {{cite QPN|4352|Brandy And Water Creek|watercourse in Shire of Douglas|access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite QPN|36078|Virgil Island|island|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Apart from the protected areas, the eastern part of the locality are predominantly used for rural residential purposes, while the western part of the locality are predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.
History
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Forest Creek had a population of 103 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31071|name=Forest Creek (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Forest Creek had a population of 136 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31061|name=Forest Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Forest Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Alexandra Bay State School in Diwan to the north-east and Daintree State School in neighbouring Daintree to the south-west (the latter requiring a ferry crossing). The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the south (requiring a ferry crossing).
References
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{{Shire of Douglas}}