Cona Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°13′29″S 147°53′19″E / 24.2247°S 147.8886°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 852.4 km2 (329.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 57 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0669/km2 (0.1732/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4722 | ||||||||||||
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Cona Creek is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cona Creek had a population of 57 people.[1]
The creek of the same name rises in Carnarvon National Park. It then flows through neighbouring Wealwandangie, entering the locality of Cona Creek from the south-east and flowing through it to exit in the north-west (Lochington/Minerva).[3]
The Dawson Developmental Road passes through the locality from north (Minerva) to west (Nandowrie).[3]
The Vandyke Creek Conservation Park is in the north-west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some small areas of crop growing.[4]
History
The locality presumably takes its name from the creek itself. Cona is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning mud.[5]
