Mountain Creek, Queensland

Mountain Creek
Buderim, Queensland
Mountain Creek
Coordinates 26°41′56″S 153°06′04″E / 26.699°S 153.101°E / -26.699; 153.101Coordinates: 26°41′56″S 153°06′04″E / 26.699°S 153.101°E / -26.699; 153.101
Population 11,254 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1,705/km2 (4,420/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4557
Area 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Location 8 km (5 mi) S of Maroochydore
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Mooloolah
State electorate(s) Buderim
Federal Division(s) Fairfax
Suburbs around Mountain Creek:
Buderim Mooloolaba Mooloolaba
Buderim Mountain Creek Minyama
Sippy Downs Sippy Downs Parrearra

Mountain Creek is a suburb of Buderim in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It contains Mountain Creek State High School.

Geography

Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of Buderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the Mooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way.[3]

Education

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mountain Creek (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Mountain Creek - suburb (entry 48791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Place Name Origins - Maroochy Shire Council". Maroochy Shire. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
  4. ↑ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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