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Coordinates: 26°41′55″S 153°06′04″E / 26.6986°S 153.1011°E / -26.6986; 153.1011 (Mountain Creek (centre of suburb))
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Mountain Creek
Buderim, Queensland
Mountain Creek is located in Queensland
Mountain Creek
Mountain Creek
Coordinates26°41′55″S 153°06′04″E / 26.6986°S 153.1011°E / -26.6986; 153.1011 (Mountain Creek (centre of suburb))
Population11,950 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1986
Postcode(s)4557
Area7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
CountyCanning
ParishMooloolah
State electorate(s)Buderim
Federal division(s)Fairfax
Suburbs around Mountain Creek:
Buderim Mooloolaba Mooloolaba
Buderim Mountain Creek Minyama
Sippy Downs Sippy Downs Parrearra

Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[3]

Geography

Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of Buderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the Mooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way.[4]

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986.[2]

Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994.[5]

Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995.[5]

Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[3]

Mountain Creek is among the top 27% of affluent areas in the Sunshine Coast region, with a median household income of $1,910. The economic class distribution is skewed towards the middle class, at 51.7%, with the rest distributed among the underclass (13%), upper class (5.5%), and working class (29.8%).[8][clarification needed]

Education

Mountain Creek State School, 2018

Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′27″S 153°06′12″E / 26.6909°S 153.1033°E / -26.6909; 153.1033 (Mountain Creek State School)).[9][10] It includes a special education program.[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[12]

Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive (26°42′33″S 153°06′41″E / 26.7091°S 153.1115°E / -26.7091; 153.1115 (Brightwater State School)).[9][13] It includes a special education program.[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[14]

Mountain Creek State High School (foreground) looking over Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea, 2019

Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′17″S 153°06′10″E / 26.6881°S 153.1029°E / -26.6881; 153.1029 (Mountain Creek State High School)).[9][15] It includes a special education program.[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent).[11] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[16]

Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus of TAFE Queensland is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek (26°41′32″S 153°06′24″E / 26.6923°S 153.1068°E / -26.6923; 153.1068 (Mooloolaba TAFE College)).[17][18]

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre.[19]

There are a number of parks in the area:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mountain Creek (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mountain Creek – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mountain Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Place Name Origins – Maroochy Shire Council". Maroochy Shire. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
  5. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mountain Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Affluence & Economy Mountain Creek Qld 4557". www.microburbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Mountain Creek State School". Mountain Creek State School. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mountain Creek State School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Brightwater State School". Brightwater State School. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Brightwater State School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Mountain Creek State High School". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mountain Creek State High School. pp. 2, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Landmark Areas – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Mooloolaba TAFE Campus: Courses & Details". TAFE Queensland. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Land for public recreation – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  • "Mountain Creek". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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