Splinter Creek

Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia

24°56′44″S 151°14′39″E / 24.9455°S 151.2441°E / -24.9455; 151.2441 (Splinter Creek (centre of locality))Population32 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.480/km² (1.244/sq mi)Postcode(s)4630Area66.6 km² (25.7 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)North Burnett RegionState electorate(s)Callide Federal division(s)Flynn

Suburbs around Splinter Creek:
Cannindah	Ventnor	Ventnor
Three Moon	Splinter Creek	Ventnor
Mulgildie	Tellebang	Tellebang

Splinter Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Splinter Creek had a population of 32 people.^[1]

History

Mount Cannindah State School opened on 1918 and closed on circa 1920.^[3]

Splinter Creek Bridge State School opened on 3 April 1934 and closed on 6 October 1958.^[3] It was on the south-west corner of Mountain View Road and Normans Road (24°57′25″S 151°13′43″E / 24.95695°S 151.22862°E / -24.95695; 151.22862 (Splinter Creek Bridge State School (former))).^[4]^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Splinter Creek had a population of 31 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Splinter Creek had a population of 32 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Splinter Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Splinter Creek – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45415)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Splinter Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.