Armstrong Creek, Queensland

Armstrong Creek is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]

Armstrong Creek Queensland
Armstrong Creek
Coordinates	27.2177°S 152.7930°E
Population	325 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	13.21/km^2 (34.22/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4520
Area	24.6 km^2 (9.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)	Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Armstrong Creek: Laceys Creek Laceys Creek Dayboro Laceys Creek Armstrong Creek Samsonvale Laceys Creek Kobble Creek Kobble Creek

Geography

The North Pine River marks a portion of the northeastern boundary.

D'Aguilar National Park protects a section of forest in the west, where the D'Aguilar Range rises to elevations greater than 500 m.

History

Armstrong Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Armstrong Creek State School. It closed circa 1919.[3]

At the 2011 census the locality recorded a population of 373.[4]

In the 2016 census Armstrong Creek had a population of 325 people.[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Armstrong Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Armstrong Creek – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Armstrong Creek". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 November 2012.