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Kandanga Creek Location in Queensland
Population	118 (2016 census)
• Density	6.82/km2 (17.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Elevation	80–300 m (262–984 ft)
Area	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	30.8 km (19 mi) SSW of Gympie 174 km (108 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Kandanga Creek: Amamoor Creek Amamoor Creek Amamoor Upper Kandanga Kandanga Creek Kandanga Upper Kandanga Imbil Melawondi

Kandanga Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people.

Geography

Kandanga Creek, the creek from which the locality takes its name, rises in neighbouring Upper Kandanga and enters this locality from the south-west and flows through the locality exiting to the north-east (Kandanga), where it becomes a tributary of the Mary River. The creek forms a valley through the locality from the south-west to the north-east at elevations of 80 to 100 metres (260 to 330 ft) above sea level. On either side of the valley the land rises into more mountainous terrain, rising to 300 metres (980 ft) in the north-west of the locality and 250 metres (820 ft) in the south-west of the locality.

The main land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek, which is a Kabi word, koondangoor meaning mountainous.

Kandanga Creek Provisional School opened on 23 April 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Kandanga Creek State School. It closed on 31 December 2010. The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 249 Sterling Road (26°24′07″S 152°38′09″E / 26.4020°S 152.6359°E / -26.4020; 152.6359 (Kandanga Creek State School (former))). It was sold in November 2014 for $341,646. The school's website was archived.

In the 2016 census, Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people.

Heritage listings

Kandanga Creek has the following heritage listings:

• 307 Sterling Road: Former Kandanga Sawmill
• 251 Sterling Road: Kandanga Creek Community Hall
• 249 Sterling Creek Road: Kandanga Creek State School

Education

There are no schools in Kandanga Creek. The nearest primary school is Kandanga State School in neighbouring Kandanga to the east. The nearest secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.

Amenities

Kandanga Creek Community Hall is at 251 Sterling Road in John Doyle Memorial Park (26°24′09″S 152°38′06″E / 26.4024°S 152.6351°E / -26.4024; 152.6351 (Kandanga Creek Community Hall)).