Mountain Creek, Queensland
| Mountain Creek Buderim, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mountain Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′55″S 153°06′04″E / 26.6986°S 153.1011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,950 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4557 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buderim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of Buderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the Mooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way.[4]
History[edit]
The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986.[2]
Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994.[5]
Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995.[5]
Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012.[6]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[3]
Mountain Creek is among the top 27% of affluent areas in the Sunshine Coast region, with a median household income of $1,910. The economic class distribution is skewed towards the middle class, at 51.7%, with the rest distributed among the underclass (13%), upper class (5.5%), and working class (29.8%).[8][clarification needed]
Education[edit]
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).[9][10] It includes a special education program.[9] 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).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[12]
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).[9][13] It includes a special education program.[9] 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).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[14]
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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).[9][15] It includes a special education program.[9] 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).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[16]
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).[17][18]
Amenities[edit]
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre.[19]
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Brightwater Community & Lake Park (26°42′37″S 153°06′27″E / 26.7103°S 153.1075°E)[20]
- Brightwater Park (26°42′46″S 153°06′32″E / 26.7128°S 153.1090°E)[20]
- Coomoo Crescent Park (26°41′51″S 153°05′31″E / 26.6976°S 153.0919°E)[20]
- Cootamundra Drive Park (26°42′09″S 153°06′27″E / 26.7025°S 153.1075°E)[20]
- Corkwood Circuit Park (26°42′12″S 153°05′56″E / 26.7034°S 153.0990°E)[20]
- Dardgee Park (26°42′47″S 153°06′08″E / 26.7131°S 153.1021°E)[20]
- Elsa Wilson Drive Walkway (26°41′08″S 153°05′56″E / 26.6856°S 153.0990°E)[20]
- Frogmouth Circuit Park (26°42′42″S 153°05′49″E / 26.7118°S 153.0970°E)[20]
- Glenfields Neighbourhood Park (26°42′14″S 153°05′47″E / 26.7038°S 153.0963°E)[20]
- Holbrook Park (26°41′42″S 153°05′24″E / 26.6949°S 153.0899°E)[20]
- Kawana Island Riparian Reserve (26°42′23″S 153°07′00″E / 26.7065°S 153.1166°E)[20]
- Lady Musgrave Drive Walkway (26°41′08″S 153°06′10″E / 26.6855°S 153.1029°E)[20]
- Loang Court Park (26°41′50″S 153°05′27″E / 26.6972°S 153.0907°E)[20]
- Lurnea Crescent Park (26°41′45″S 153°05′46″E / 26.6957°S 153.0962°E)[20]
- Mountain Ash Fire Break, Sauger Court (26°42′19″S 153°05′26″E / 26.7054°S 153.0905°E)[20]
- Mountain Creek Lake 1 Park (26°41′36″S 153°05′55″E / 26.6932°S 153.0987°E)[20]
- Mountain Creek Lake 2 Park (26°41′52″S 153°05′34″E / 26.6979°S 153.0929°E)[20]
- Mountain Creek Rodd Corner Park (26°41′35″S 153°05′37″E / 26.6930°S 153.0937°E)[20]
- Mountain Creek Riparian Reserve (26°41′54″S 153°05′37″E / 26.6984°S 153.0937°E)[20]
- Mountain Creek Road Natural Amenity Reserve (26°41′37″S 153°05′37″E / 26.6935°S 153.0936°E)[20]
- Parklea Esplanade Park (26°41′50″S 153°05′56″E / 26.6973°S 153.0989°E)[20]
- Parragundi Park (26°41′26″S 153°06′01″E / 26.6906°S 153.1002°E)[20]
- Philosophers Walk Reserve (26°41′50″S 153°06′03″E / 26.6971°S 153.1008°E)[20]
- Photinia Crescent Park (26°42′50″S 153°06′20″E / 26.7138°S 153.1056°E)[20]
- Pipi Place Park (26°41′38″S 153°06′08″E / 26.6938°S 153.1023°E)[20]
- Prelude Drive Park (26°41′51″S 153°06′11″E / 26.6974°S 153.1031°E)[20]
- Quota Hideaway Park (26°42′05″S 153°06′24″E / 26.7014°S 153.1068°E)[20]
- Redbud Bushland Park (26°41′49″S 153°05′49″E / 26.6969°S 153.0969°E)[20]
- Sailfish Drive Park (26°42′16″S 153°05′33″E / 26.7044°S 153.0924°E)[20]
- Saratoga Drive Park (26°41′44″S 153°06′00″E / 26.6956°S 153.0999°E)[20]
- Skua Place Park (26°42′44″S 153°05′52″E / 26.7122°S 153.0979°E)[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mountain Creek (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mountain Creek – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mountain Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Place Name Origins – Maroochy Shire Council". Maroochy Shire. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mountain Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Affluence & Economy Mountain Creek Qld 4557". www.microburbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Mountain Creek State School". Mountain Creek State School. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mountain Creek State School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Brightwater State School". Brightwater State School. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Brightwater State School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Mountain Creek State High School". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mountain Creek State High School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Mooloolaba TAFE Campus: Courses & Details". TAFE Queensland. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Land for public recreation – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links[edit]
- "Mountain Creek". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.