Eight Mile Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°17′00″S 147°13′41″E / 20.2833°S 147.2280°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 319.1 km2 (123.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4807 | ||||||||||||
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Eight Mile Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Eight Mile Creek had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Burdekin River forms the southern part of the eastern boundary, while Expedition Pass Creek forms the northern boundary. Eight Mile Creek (the watercourse) forms the northern part of the eastern boundary until it joins Expedition Pass Creek on its way to the Burdekin.[3]
The land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2]
