Mosquito Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°15′48″S 151°15′25″E / 28.2633°S 151.2569°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 231.3 km2 (89.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 310–624 m (1,017–2,047 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 8 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0346/km2 (0.090/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4387 | ||||||||||||
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Mosquito Creek is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mosquito Creek had a population of 8 people.[1]
The locality is bounded to the north-east by the ridgeline of the Herries Range (28°09′19″S 151°26′36″E / 28.1554°S 151.4434°E).[3] The elevation ranges from 310 to 624 metres (1,017 to 2,047 ft). above sea level with Mount Bodumba (28°12′32″S 151°22′26″E / 28.2088°S 151.3740°E) at 624 metres (2,047 ft)[4][5][6]
History
St George Richard Gore registered a pastoral run under the name Mosquito Creek in 1847, which gave its name to the creek and then to the locality.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mosquito Creek had a population of 17 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Mosquito Creek had a population of 8 people.[1]
