Apple Tree Creek, Queensland
| Apple Tree Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Apple Tree Creek Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  Apple Tree Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°13′28″S 152°14′18″E / 25.2244°S 152.2383°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 639 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 26.96/km2 (69.83/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4660 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Apple Tree Creek is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Bodalla but was renamed in 1962.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Apple Tree Creek had a population of 639 people.[1]
Geography
Apple Tree Creek is located 6 km north-west of Childers on the Isis Highway.[4]
History
European settlers entered the district from the 1840s. The initial industries were grazing, sawmilling and then growing sugarcane.[5]
Apple Tree Creek Provisional School opened on 28 November 1887. It became Apple Tree Creek State School on 5 July 1897. It closed on 21 December 1969.[6]
In 1896 a railway line extending from Childers to Cordalba was erected, bypassing Apple Tree Creek.[4]
The Apple Tree Creek cemetery was established in 1896.[5]
The Apple Tree Creek Post Office opened around January 1909 (a receiving office had been open since 1898) and closed in 1975.[7]
St Anne's Anglican Church was dedicated on 10 July 1930 by Venerable William Powning Glover, Archdeacon of Toowoomba. It has since closed.[8]
At the 2011 census, Apple Tree Creek had a population of 509.[9]
Heritage listings
Apple Tree Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Bruce Highway: Apple Tree Creek War Memorial[10]
- Bruce Highway/Drummond Street: Apple Tree Creek Cemetery[5]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Apple Tree Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Apple Tree Creek – town in Bundaberg Region (entry 40969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Apple Tree Creek – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Apple Tree Creek". Queensland Places. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Apple Tree Creek Cemetery" (PDF). Bundaberg Region Heritage Register. Bundaberg Regional Council. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Apple Tree Creek (L". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (entry 600607)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
External links
- "Apple Tree Creek". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Town map of Apple Tree Creek, 1974
