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Mountain Creek
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Mountain Creek is located in Queensland
Mountain Creek
Mountain Creek
Location in Queensland
Population 11,254 (2016 census)
 • Density 1,542/km2 (3,990/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4557
Area 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Mooloolah
State electorate(s) Buderim
Federal Division(s) Fairfax
Suburbs around Mountain Creek:
Buderim Mooloolaba Mooloolaba
Buderim Mountain Creek Minyama
Sippy Downs Sippy Downs Parrearra

Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.

Education

Mountain Creek State School, 2018
Mountain Creek State School, 2018

Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′27″S 153°06′12″E / 26.6909°S 153.1033°E / -26.6909; 153.1033 (Mountain Creek State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive (26°42′33″S 153°06′41″E / 26.7091°S 153.1115°E / -26.7091; 153.1115 (Brightwater State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Mountain Creek State High School (foreground) looking over Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea, 2019
Mountain Creek State High School (foreground) looking over Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea, 2019

Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′17″S 153°06′10″E / 26.6881°S 153.1029°E / -26.6881; 153.1029 (Mountain Creek State High School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus of TAFE Queensland is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek (26°41′32″S 153°06′24″E / 26.6923°S 153.1068°E / -26.6923; 153.1068 (Mooloolaba TAFE College)).

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