Download coordinates as:
| Canal Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Melaleuca viridiflora in Canal Creek | |||||||||||||||
  Canal Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°56′42″S150°23′43″E / 22.945°S 150.3952°E /-22.945; 150.3952 (Canal Creek (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 537.3 km2 (207.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Canal Creek is a rurallocality in theLivingstone Shire,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Canal Creek had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The ridge of the Pointer Range forms the south-western boundary of the locality.[3] The terrain in the locality ranges from flatter land at approx 20 metres (66 ft) above sea level to numerous named peaks including (from west to east):[4]
Three creeks enter through the locality from the north (Shoalwater) flowing south, Alligator Creek toCanoona/Jardine and Canal Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) and Werribee Creek toRossmoya.[4] These creeks are ultimately tributaries to theFitzroy River which enters theCoral Sea betweenThompsons Point andPort Alma.[4]
There are a number of protected areas in the locality, including:[4]
The predominant land use isgrazing on native vegetation, plantation forestry and a small amount of crop growing.[4]
On 19 December 1943 a USAmilitary aircraft crashed at Canal Creek Cattle Station and 31 people were killed. The C47 aircraft of 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron 374th Transport Group was flying fromTownsville toBrisbane with a stop inRockhampton. The port engine caught fire, which caused an explosion and the plane crashed and all 31 people on board were killed. The aircraft was carrying 20 USA military personnel, 8 Australian military personnel, and three civilians (one from theYMCA, one from theSalvation Army, and a war photographer). On 16 June 2002 a memorial to the crash was officially dedicated; it is at22°58′47″S150°28′53″E / 22.97974°S 150.48141°E /-22.97974; 150.48141 (Canal Creek Air Crash monument) approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the crash site due to the boggy terrain at the site. The memorial was organised byYeppoon resident John Millroy. It was the 2nd worst aircrash in Australia's history (Bakers Creek air crash in June 1943 killed 40 people).[5][6][7]
In the2016 census, Canal Creek had a population of 8 people.[8]
In the2021 census, Canal Creek had "no people or a very low population".[1]
There are no schools in Canal Creek. The nearest government primary school is Milman State School inMillman to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Yeppoon State High School inYeppoon to the south-east and Glenmore State High school inKawana,Rockhampton to the south. The north-western parts of Canal Creek are too distant from these secondary schools for a daily commute, sodistance education and boarding school are other options.[4]
