| Branch Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Branch Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°23′39″S151°26′04″E / 25.3941°S 151.4344°E /-25.3941; 151.4344 (Branch Creek (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1060/km2 (0.274/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4625 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 311.4 km2 (120.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Branch Creek is alocality in theNorth Burnett Region,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Branch Creek had a population of 33 people.[1]
Branch Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality and flows to the south of the locality where it becomes a tributary to Reid Creek (which was also known as Binjour Creek), which then continues south toBinjour.[3][4]
The bushranger "the Wild Scotchman" was said to have hidden out in the vicinity of Branch Creek and the adjacentMungy Station in the mid-1860s.[5] The bushranger was said to have visited the Black Horse Hotel which was on the oldGayndah-Dalgangal road where it passed through Branch Creek.[6]
Branch Creek No. 1 was one of the stations that comprised thepastoral run ofIderaway.[7][4]
Fontainebleau State School opened at Branch Creek on 16 September 1915. It closed in 1964.[8][9][10] It was on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road (25°25′06″S151°24′59″E / 25.4182°S 151.4163°E /-25.4182; 151.4163 (Fontainebleau State School (former))).[11][3]
In the2016 census, Branch Creek had a population of 32 people.[12]
In the2021 census, Branch Creek had a population of 33 people.[1]
There are no schools in Branch Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouringBinjour to the south and Eidsvold State School inEidsvold to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the west, Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) inMundubbera to the south, and Burnett State College (to Year 12) inGayndah to the south-east.[3]
