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Etna Creek
Queensland
Capricornia Correctional Centre
Etna Creek is located in Queensland
Etna Creek
Etna Creek
Coordinates23°13′44″S 150°25′20″E / 23.2288°S 150.4222°E / -23.2288; 150.4222 (Etna Creek (centre of locality))
Population1,029 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density14.827/km2 (38.40/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area69.4 km2 (26.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Etna Creek:
Yaamba The Caves Sandringham
South Yaamba Etna Creek Rockyview
Alton Downs Glendale Glenlee

Etna Creek is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.[1]

Geography

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The Fitzroy River bounds the locality to the south-west, west, and north-west.[3]

Etna Creek (the watercourse) rises in The Caves to the north and flows in a generally south-westly direction through the locality of Etna Creek, forming a short section of its southern boundary before flowing back into the locality and becoming the tributary of Fitzroy River in the south-west of the locality (23°14′26″S 150°24′39″E / 23.24062°S 150.41084°E / -23.24062; 150.41084 (Etna Creek (mouth))).[3][4] Immediately east of the creek mouth is Long Island Bend Conservation Park, which includes an unnamed island in the Fitzroy River and part of the mainland, a total of 25 hectares (62 acres).[3][5][6]

Boomerang Lagoon is a large waterhole in the south-west of the locality (23°14′35″S 150°22′36″E / 23.24298°S 150.37666°E / -23.24298; 150.37666 (Boomerang Lagoon)).[7]

South Yaamba is a town (23°11′56″S 150°24′02″E / 23.1988°S 150.4005°E / -23.1988; 150.4005 (South Yaamba (town))) in the north-east of locality.[8] The town of South Yaamba is not to be confused with the locality of South Yaamba, which is adjacent and to the west of the locality of Etna Creek. The locality of South Yaamba is physically separated from the town of South Yaamba and the locality of Etna Creek by the Fitzroy River.[9]

The Bruce Highway (known as Yaamba Road within the locality) enters the locality from the south-west (Glenlee / Rockyview) and exits to the north (The Caves).[10]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Glendale) and exits to the north (The Caves).[11] Etna Creek railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (23°12′27″S 150°28′35″E / 23.2076°S 150.4765°E / -23.2076; 150.4765 (Etna Creek railway station (abandoned))). The highway and railway line run loosely parallel through the locality.[10]

History

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The locality takes its name from the Etna Creek railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 23 July 1914.[2]

South Yaamba takes its name from the pastoral run name given by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald in the 1860s. Yaamba is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning main camping ground.[8]

In 1891, residents in Etna Creek employed a private teacher for their children, while lobbying the Queensland Government to establish a school with Mr P. Hinz offering a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site close to the main Yaamba Road for the school.[12][13] Etna Creek Provisional School opened on 31 October 1892.[14] On 1 January 1909, it became Etna Creek State School. In September 1910, it had an average attendance of 13 students.[15] It was on the Yaamba Road near the intersection with the railway line (approx 23°13′30″S 150°28′51″E / 23.22511°S 150.48075°E / -23.22511; 150.48075 (Etna Creek State School (original site))).[16] In 1922, a new school building was approved with an expected cost of £631 on a new site.[17][18] The school closed in 1950. It was at 479 Etna Creek Road ()23°12′48″S 150°25′55″E / 23.21345°S 150.43203°E / -23.21345; 150.43203 (Etna Creek State School (former))).[19][20][21][22]

Long Island Bend Conservation Park was gazetted on 16 December 1994 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. No specific purpose was identified in the gazettal.[5][6]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Etna Creek had a population of 792 people.[23]

In the 2021 census, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Etna Creek. The nearest government primary schools are The Caves State School in neighbouring The Caves to the north and Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst, Rockhampton, to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, to the south-east.[24]

Facilities

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Capricornia Correctional Centre is a prison on Meldrum Road, off the Bruce Highway (23°13′49″S 150°28′20″E / 23.2302°S 150.4721°E / -23.2302; 150.4721 (Capricornia Correctional Centre)).[25] It provides facilities for remand, reception and sentenced prisoners. It caters for high security prisoners and has a farm complex for low security prisoners.[26]

Etna Creek SES Facility is on Olives Road (23°13′40″S 150°28′19″E / 23.2279°S 150.4720°E / -23.2279; 150.4720 (Etna Creek SES Facility)).[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Etna Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Etna Creek – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48625)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Lakes; Protected areas and forests". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Etna Creek – watercourse in the Shire of Livingstone (entry 11893)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Long Island Bend Conservation Park – Conservation park in the Shire of Livingstone (entry 39540)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Long Island Bend Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Boomerang Lagoon – waterhole in Livingstone Shire (entry 3703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "South Yaamba – population centre in Livingstone Shire (entry 31551)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Layers: Locality; Population centres; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. ^ "No title". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLIV, no. 8671. Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "No title". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLIV, no. 8692. Queensland, Australia. 24 September 1891. p. 5. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "EDUCATION IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLVI, no. 9208. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "HOW SETTLEMENT IS SPREADING". Morning Bulletin. No. 14, 326. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1910. p. 7. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "County of Livingstone Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1912. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  17. ^ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Telegraph. No. 15466. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1922. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "LIVINGSTONE SHIRE COUNCIL". Morning Bulletin. No. 17, 975. Queensland, Australia. 6 September 1922. p. 7. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "Agency ID 9005, Etna Creek State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  20. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  21. ^ "Yaamba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m237" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  23. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Etna Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Capricornia Correctional Centre | Prison locations". Your rigthts, crime, and the law. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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