Pierces Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°09′46″S 152°02′13″E / 27.1627°S 152.0369°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.357/km2 (6.11/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4355 | ||||||||||||
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Pierces Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It was formerly known as Virginia.[3] In the 2021 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 95 people.[1]
The locality was originally named Pierce Creek but it was renamed Pierces Creek in 2005.[2] It appears on a 1944 map as Virginia.[3]
Virginia Provisional School opened on 12 October 1908 and became Virginia State School in 1909. In 1918 it was renamed Pierce Creek State School. It closed on 18 October 1959.[4] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road south of the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′24″S 152°03′47″E / 27.1900°S 152.0631°E).[3]
St Faith's Anglican Church in Pechey was dedicated on 10 September 1911 by the Venerable Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.[5][6] In February 1931 it was relocated to Virginia (now Pierces Creek), where it was re-dedicated on 1 March 1930 by Archdeacon Glover.[7][8][9] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road near the junction with Middle Road (approx 27°11′19″S 152°03′42″E / 27.1887°S 152.0618°E).[3]
