Farrars Creek, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia
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Farrars Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".[1]
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Sunset from Davenport Road, Farrars Creek, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25.2419°S 141.5355°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13,431.4 km2 (5,185.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4481 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The watercourse Farrars Creek flows through the locality from the north-east (Stonehenge) to the south-west, where it becomes a tributary of the Diamantina River, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.[3]
The Diamantina Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to west (Bedourie). The Birdsville Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to the south (Tanbar).[3]
History
Karuwali (also known as Garuwali, Dieri) is a language of far western Queensland. The Karuwali language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Shire Council, including the localities of Betoota and Haddon Corner.[4]
The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn takes its name after a stockman called Farrar who was employed on John Costello's pastoral property Kyabra.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".[6]
In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Farrars Creek nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school.[3]
