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Barker Creek Flat

Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barker Creek Flat is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.[1]

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Barker Creek Flat is located in Queensland
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Coordinates: 26.6455°S 151.9447°E / -26.6455; 151.9447 (Barker Creek Flat (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total61 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.210/km2 (5.72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4615
Suburbs around Barker Creek Flat
Hodgleigh Hodgleigh Booie
Kunioon Barker Creek Flat Glan Devon
Kunioon Nanango Nanango
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Geography

Darli is a former railway station on the now-closed Nanango railway line in the south-east of the locality (26.6588°S 151.9775°E / -26.6588; 151.9775 (Darli)).[3]

History

In 1922, the district was described in Queensland Parliament as having "thousands of acres of land now being planted with cotton, luccrno, maize, and other crops" to justify the extension of the railway line to Nanango.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 50 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Barker Creek Flat had a population of 61 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Barker Creek Flat. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the south-east and Coolabunia State School in Coolabunia to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Nanango State High School, also in Nanango.[6]

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