Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)
Suburb of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
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Alligator Creek is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 21.3147°S 149.2105°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 897 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.912/km2 (30.85/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4740 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Dudgeon Point is a headland into the Coral Sea at the northernmost tip of the locality (21.2458°S 149.2547°E).[3]
Mount Hector is a mountain (21.2687°S 149.2655°E) on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek.[4] It is 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level.[5]
History
Alligator Creek Provisional School opened on 14 September 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Alligator State School.[6][7]
On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek.[8] The family's farm hand, George David Silva, was convicted of the murder of the mother, and was hanged on 10 June 1912.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people.[1]
Education
Alligator Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Grasstree Road (21.3293°S 149.2115°E).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 24 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalents).[13] It includes a special education program.[11]
There are no secondary schools in Alligator Creek. The nearest government secondary school is Sarina State High School in neighbouring Sarina to the south.[5]
