Theresa Creek, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°05′22″S 147°35′39″E / 23.0894°S 147.5941°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 628.2 km2 (242.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 42 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0669/km2 (0.1732/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4721 | ||||||||||||
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Theresa Creek is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Theresa Creek had a population of 42 people.[1]
The locality of Theresa Creek has the following mountains:[3]
- Mount Wallaby in the north of the locality (22°58′36″S 147°34′05″E / 22.9768°S 147.5680°E), rising to 370 metres (1,210 ft) above sea level[4][5]
- Mount Livingstone in the north of the locality (22°59′09″S 147°34′09″E / 22.9859°S 147.5691°E) 310 metres (1,020 ft)[4][6]
- Mount Hammond in the north of the locality (22°59′11″S 147°34′19″E / 22.9865°S 147.5720°E) 367 metres (1,204 ft)[4][7]
- Mount Pleasant in the north of the locality (23°00′02″S 147°37′03″E / 23.0005°S 147.6175°E) 290 metres (950 ft)[4][8]
- Mount Misery in the east of the locality (23°01′56″S 147°42′28″E / 23.0323°S 147.7079°E) 339 metres (1,112 ft)[4][9]
- Langton Edge in the southof the locality (23°06′17″S 147°35′49″E / 23.1047°S 147.5970°E) 310 metres (1,020 ft)[4][10]
The watercourse Theresa Creek, from which the locality presumably takes its name, rises in the Drummond Range in Peak Vale to the south-west. The creek forms sections of the locality's north-western boundary before flowing into Lake Theresa, a reservoir created by the Theresa Creek Dam. Part of Lake Theresa is within the locality with the rest being within the neighbouring locality of Clermont to the north-west; similarly the dam wall spans the two localities (22°58′26″S 147°33′28″E / 22.9740°S 147.5577°E). After passing through the dam wall, the creek forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality and then flows south-east through the locality, exiting to the south-east (the locality of Carbine Creek). The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Nogoa River.[11]
Education
Theresa Creek Provisional School opened circa 1897.[13] Circa 1903, the school closed due to low student numbers.[14] In 1905, it became a half-time school with Douglas Creek Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1906, the Douglas Creek school was closed and Theresa Creek Provisional School returned to full-time status.[15] On 1 January 1909, it became Theresa Creek State School. It closed permanently in 1914.[16]
