Merritts Creek, Queensland
Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
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Merritts Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Merritts Creek had a population of 102 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 27.3505°S 152.0319°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 102 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.56/km2 (19.57/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Taylor railway station is a former railway station on the now-closed Crows Nest railway line on the eastern side of Taylor Station Road (27.36526°S 152.03795°E).[3][4][5]
History
The second stage of the Crows Nest railway line from Cabarlah to Crows Nest was opened on 6 December 1886 with the Merrits Creek area being served by the Tayor railway station.[6] The line closed on 1 July 1961.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Merritts Creek had a population of 88 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Merritts Creek had a population of 102 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Merritts Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the south-west and Crow's Nest State School in Crows Nest to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.[8]
