Bamboo Creek, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°33′10″S 145°59′21″E / 17.5527°S 145.9891°E / -17.5527; 145.9891 (Bamboo Creek (centre of locality))

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Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Bamboo Creek
Queensland

Bamboo Creek

Coordinates

17°33′10″S 145°59′21″E / 17.5527°S 145.9891°E / -17.5527; 145.9891 (Bamboo Creek (centre of locality))

Population

94 (2016 census)

 • Density

7.34/km² (19.02/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4860

Area

12.8 km² (4.9 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

LGA(s)

Cassowary Coast Region

State electorate(s)

Hill

Federal division(s)

Kennedy
Suburbs around Bamboo Creek:
Stoters Hill
Hudson
Goondi Bend
Goondi Hill

Pin Gin Hill
Bamboo Creek
Mundoo
Mighell

Currajah
Wangan
Wangan

Bamboo Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 94 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east by the north branch of the watercourse Bamboo Creek and to east and partly to the south by south branch of Bamboo Creek. The creek is a tributary of the South Johnstone River.

The land use is agricultural and split between crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. The predominant crop is sugarcane, grown mostly in the north and east of the locality.

History

In the 2016 census, Bamboo Creek had a population of 94 people.