Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)
| Alligator Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Alligator Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°18′53″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3147°S 149.2105°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 897 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.912/km2 (30.85/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Alligator Creek is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Dudgeon Point is a headland into the Coral Sea at the northernmost tip of the locality (21°14′45″S 149°15′17″E / 21.2458°S 149.2547°E).[3]
Mount Hector is a mountain (21°16′07″S 149°15′56″E / 21.2687°S 149.2655°E) on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek.[4] It is 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level.[5]
History
[edit]Alligator Creek Provisional School opened on 14 September 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Alligator State School.[6][7]
On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek.[8] The family's farm hand, George David Silva, was convicted of the murder of the mother, and was hanged on 10 June 1912.[9]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people.[1]
Education
[edit]Alligator Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Grasstree Road (21°19′45″S 149°12′41″E / 21.3293°S 149.2115°E).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 24 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalents).[13] It includes a special education program.[11]
There is no secondary school in Alligator Creek. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in neighbouring Sarina to the south.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alligator Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Alligator Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Dudgeon Point – point in Mackay Regional (entry 10726)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Mount Hector – mountain in Mackay Regional (entry 15638)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "TRAGEDY AT MACKAY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 20 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Kate Kyriacou (12 January 2015). "George David Silva responsible for one of Queensland's worst mass murders in Mackay". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alligator Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Alligator Creek State School". Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Alligator Creek (near Mackay)". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.