Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)

Alligator Creek is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people.[1]

For the locality in City of Townsville, see Alligator Creek, Queensland (Townsville).

Alligator Creek
Queensland
Alligator Creek
Coordinates21.3147°S 149.2105°E / -21.3147; 149.2105 (Alligator Creek (centre of locality))
Population791 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.505/km2 (27.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4740
Area75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Alligator Creek:
Balberra Coral Sea Hay Point
Munbura Alligator Creek Grasstree Beach
Sarina Sarina Sarina

Geography

Dudgeon Point is a headland into the Coral Sea at the northernmost tip of the locality (21.2458°S 149.2547°E / -21.2458; 149.2547 (Dudgeon Point)).[3]

Mount Hector is a mountain (21.2687°S 149.2655°E / -21.2687; 149.2655 (Mount Hector)) on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek.[4] It is 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level.[5]

History

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]

In the 2016 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people.[1]

Education

Alligator Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Grasstree Road (21.3293°S 149.2115°E / -21.3293; 149.2115 (Alligator Creek State School)).[10][11] 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 equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[10]

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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alligator Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Alligator Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49129)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Dudgeon Point – point in Mackay Regional (entry 10726)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "Mount Hector – mountain in Mackay Regional (entry 15638)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. "TRAGEDY AT MACKAY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 20 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "Alligator Creek State School". Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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