Mountain Creek | |||||||||||||
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_looking_over_Mooloolaba_to_the_Coral_Sea%2c_2019.jpg) Mountain Creek State High School (foreground) looking over Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea, 2019 | |||||||||||||
  Mountain Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:26°41′55″S153°06′04″E / 26.6986°S 153.1011°E /-26.6986; 153.1011 (Mountain Creek (centre of suburb)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Buderim | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 11,950 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,637/km2 (4,240/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4557 | ||||||||||||
| County | Canning | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Mooloolah | ||||||||||||
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Mountain Creek is asuburb in theSunshine Coast Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[2]
Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes ofBuderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into theMooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on theNicklin Way.[4]
The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986.[3]
Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994.[5]
Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995.[5]
Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012.[6]
In the2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.[7]
In the2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[2]
Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′27″S153°06′12″E / 26.6909°S 153.1033°E /-26.6909; 153.1033 (Mountain Creek State School)).[8][9] It includes aspecial education program.[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[10] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[11]
Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive (26°42′33″S153°06′41″E / 26.7091°S 153.1115°E /-26.7091; 153.1115 (Brightwater State School)).[8][12] It includes a special education program.[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[10] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[13]
Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26°41′17″S153°06′10″E / 26.6881°S 153.1029°E /-26.6881; 153.1029 (Mountain Creek State High School)).[8][14] It includes a special education program.[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent).[10] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[15]
Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus ofTAFE Queensland is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek (26°41′32″S153°06′24″E / 26.6923°S 153.1068°E /-26.6923; 153.1068 (Mooloolaba TAFE College)).[16][17]
TheSunshine Coast Regional Council operates amobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre.[18]
There are a number of parks in the area:
