Googa Creek
Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
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Googa Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.9633°S 152.0552°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 54 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.738/km2 (1.911/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4314 | ||||||||||||
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History
Googa Googa Creek State School opened on 9 May 1921 and closed in 1950.[3] It was located at approximately 26.9550°S 152.0430°E to the west of Googa Googa Creek within the present-day Googa State Forest.[4][5]
A telephone service for Googa Creek was approved in 1947.[6]
On 1 February 2018, Googa Creek's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Googa Creek had a population of 43 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Googa Creek had a population of 54 people.[1]
Education
There are no school in Googa Creek. The nearest government primary school is Blackbutt State School in Blackbutt to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-west and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north.[5]
