Pikes Creek | |||||||||||||
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  Pikes Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:28°43′22″S151°32′30″E / 28.7227°S 151.5416°E /-28.7227; 151.5416 (Pikes Creek (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 120.3 km2 (46.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.158/km2 (0.409/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4380 | ||||||||||||
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Pikes Creek is a rurallocality in theSouthern Downs Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.[2]
The locality is bounded to the north-east by Lighthouse Gully and to the south-east byPike Creek.[4]
The terrain is hilly with elevations of 460 to 740 metres (1,510 to 2,430 ft) above sea level.[4]
TheStanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from north-east (Pikedale) to south-west (Glenlyon).[5]
The land use is predominantlygrazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.[4]
The locality was named after a pastoral run, transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852 along with Terica.[3]
Land in Pikes Creek wasopen for selection on 17 April 1877; 19 square miles (49 km2) were available in Pike's Creek and 9.5 square miles (25 km2) in Pike's Creek North.[6]
Pike Creek State School opened on 21 May 1973 and closed on 10 December 1976.[7]
In the2016 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 26 people.[8]
In the2021 census, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.[2]
There are no schools in Pikes Creek. The nearest government primary schools areGreenlands State School inGreenlands to the north-east and Texas State School inTexas to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) andStanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) inStanthorpe to the east.[9]
