Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region)
{{about|the locality in the Lockyer Valley Region|the locality in the Shire of Banana|Spring Creek, Queensland (Banana Shire)|the locality in Toowoomba/Southern Downs|Spring Creek, Queensland (Darling Downs)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Spring Creek
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.4416|152.3219|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Spring Creek (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 494
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4343
| area = 45.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 17.5
| dir1 = NNE
| location1 = Gatton
| dist2 = 53.4
| dir2 = ENE
| location2 = Toowoomba CBD
| dist3 = 64.4
| dir3 = WNW
| location3 = Ipswich
| dist4 = 101
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Lockyer Valley Region
| stategov = Lockyer
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Buaraba
| near-ne = Churchable
| near-e = Lockyer Waters
| near-se = Morton Vale
| near-s = Lake Clarendon
| near-sw = Adare
| near-w = Vinegar Hill
| near-nw = Buaraba
}}
Spring Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44990|Spring Creek|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.
History
Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903, it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.{{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}}
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre opened in January 2012.{{Cite web|date=|title=Southern Queensland Correctional Centre|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/sentencing-prisons-and-probation/prisons-and-detention-centres/prison-locations/view|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311064112/https://www.qld.gov.au/law/sentencing-prisons-and-probation/prisons-and-detention-centres/prison-locations/view|archive-date=11 March 2019|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Prison locations|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en-au}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Spring Creek had a population of 601 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32646|name=Spring Creek (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32621|name=Spring Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Spring Creek. The nearest government primary school is Lake Claredon State School in neighbouring Lake Clarendon to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
Facilities
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre is a 300-bed high security prison in Millers Road ({{coord|-27.4701|152.3069|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=detention centre}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Landmark Areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|archive-date=21 November 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}