Cornish Creek, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cornish CreekQueensland |
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![]() Tea party at Mount Cornish Station, 1898
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Population | 16 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00845/km2 (0.0219/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4732 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,892.5 km2 (730.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Barcaldine Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Cornish Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cornish Creek had a population of 16 people.
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Most of Cornish Creek was incorporated into Muttaburra, except for a small part of eastern Cornish Creek which was incorporated into Aramac.
History
The locality is named after the creek, which was in turn named in 1860 by explorer William Landsborough after his business partner Edward Cornish.
Heritage listings
Cornish Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
The nearest primary schools are in Muttaburra and Aramac. The nearest secondary schools are in Aramac (to Year 10 only) and in Winton, Longreach and Barcaldine (all to Year 12).