Mena Creek, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mena Creek Queensland
Mena Creek Location in Queensland
Population	244 (2016 census)
• Density	9.96/km2 (25.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Mena Creek: Mamu Utchee Creek Germantown Mamu Mena Creek Basilisk Mamu Mamu Bombeeta

Mena Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mena Creek had a population of 244 people.

History

The locality took its name from the nearby creek, which is turn acquired its name from two possible origins:

• local resident, Mena Fallon (née Noone)
• Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt, near the Mena House Hotel, where the First Australian Imperial Forces had a training camp from December 1914 to April 1915 in preparation for the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli

Mena Creek Post Office opened on 10 February 1934.

Heritage listings

Mena Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mena Creek-Jappoon Road: Paronella Park

Education

Mena Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mena Creek Road (17°39′17″S 145°57′20″E / 17.6547°S 145.9555°E / -17.6547; 145.9555 (Mena Creek State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 38 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Mena Creek. The nearest secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east.

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  Mena Creek State School, 2022