Pie Creek

Pie Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.[2]

Pie Creek
Queensland
Pie Creek is located in Queensland
Pie Creek
Pie Creek
Coordinates26.2416°S 152.6194°E / -26.2416; 152.6194 (Pie Creek (centre of locality))
Postcode(s)4570
Area21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Pie Creek:
The Palms Widgee Crossing South
 Nahrunda
Southside
Scrubby Creek Pie Creek Jones Hill
Marys Creek Langshaw
Mooloo		 McIntosh Creek

History

Pie Creek Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Pie Creek State School. It closed in 1962.[3] It was at 494 Eel Creek Road (26.24139°S 152.61843°E / -26.24139; 152.61843 (Pie Creek State School (former))).[4][5] The school building was still extant when the property was sold on 7 Feb 2023.[6][7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,013 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.[2]

References
  1. "Pie Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46373)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pie Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). 1952. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, QLD 4570" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. "494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, Qld 4570". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. Google (28 October 2023). "Former Pie Creek State School" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pie Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading
  • Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale


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