Googa Creek

Googa Creek
Googa Creek
Suburb
	Googa Creek
	Coordinates: 26°57′48″S 152°03′19″E / 26.9633°S 152.0552°E
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Toowoomba Region;
Location	13.7 km (8.5 mi) SSW of Blackbutt ; 26.1 km (16.2 mi) SE of Yarraman ; 47.1 km (29.3 mi) S of Nanango ; 96.3 km (59.8 mi) N of Toowoomba ; 170 km (110 mi) NW of Brisbane ;
Government
• State electorate	Nanango;
• Federal division	Maranoa;
Area
• Total	73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	54 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.738/km2 (1.911/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4314
	Suburbs around Googa Creek

Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]

History

Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed in 1950.[3] It was located at approximately 26°57′18″S 152°02′35″E / 26.9550°S 152.0430°E / -26.9550; 152.0430 (Googa Googa Creek State School) to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.[4][5]

A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.[6]

On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[7]

In the 2016 census, Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]

There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest government primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.[5]

^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Googa Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Googa Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49224)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Parish of Emu Creek" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "TELEPHONE FOR GOOGA CREEK". Queensland Times. No. 18, 889. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1947. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Googa Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.