Boulder Creek, Queensland

Boulder Creek is a locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boulder Creek had a population of 12 people.[1]

Boulder Creek
Queensland
Miners outside a mine shaft at Mount Victoria, circa 1892
Boulder Creek
Coordinates23.6719°S 150.3158°E / -23.6719; 150.3158
Population12 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.186/km2 (0.483/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4714
Area64.4 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Boulder Creek:
Bushley Stanwell The Mine
Mount Morgan
Westwood Boulder Creek Horse Creek
Trotter Creek
Oakey Creek Oakey Creek Walmul

Geography

The Dee River forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous with named peaks of Mount Victoria at 420 metres (1,380 ft) and Mount Battery at 483 metres (1,585 ft). The land is mostly undeveloped.[3][4][5]

The watercourse Boulder Creek (after which the locality is presumably named) rises in the north of the locality and flows to the south-east of the locality where it becomes a tributary to the Dee River within the North East Coast drainage basin.[3]

The Mount Victoria gold field is located within the locality at 23.654°S 150.336°E / -23.654; 150.336 (Mount Victoria). There is a current mining lease for the site.[3]

History
Mining camp at Mount Victoria, circa 1892

The Mount Victoria mine was active in the 1880 and 1890s.[6][7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boulder Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Boulder Creek - locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48539)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "Mount Victoria - mountain in the Rockhampton Region (entry 36025)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "Mount Battery - mountain in the Rockhampton Region (entry 1861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. "MINES ABOUT MOUNT MORGAN". The Capricornian. 14 (34). Queensland, Australia. 25 August 1888. p. 7 (The Capricornian MELBOURNE EXHIBITION SUPPLEMENT.). Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "MOUNT VICTORIA GOLD-MINING COMPANY". The Capricornian. 21 (33). Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1895. p. 10. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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