Delaneys Creek, Queensland

Delaneys Creek is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is south of D'Aguilar.

Delaneys Creek
Queensland
Mount Mee Road, 2015
Delaneys Creek
Coordinates27°0′45″S 152°46′26″E
Population713 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4514
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal Division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Delaneys Creek:
Neurum Woodford
D'Aguilar		 Bracalba
Mount Delaney Delaneys Creek Bracalba
Mount Delaney Mount Mee Wamuran Basin

Geography

Delaneys Creek State Forest occupies the south east corner of the locality. Delaneys Creek and Monkeybong Creek both flow northwestwards into the Stanley River.

History

Delaneys Creek State School was founded in 1892.[3]

At the 2011 census Delaneys Creek had a population of 713 people.[1]

Education

Delaneys Creek State School, is a primary school run by the Queensland state government. It has an enrolment of 198 pupils.[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Delaneys Creek recorded a population of 713 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.[1] The median age of the Delaneys Creek population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 81.8% of people living in Delaneys Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 2.4%, South Africa 1.5%, Germany 1.3%, Spain 0.6%. 90.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Afrikaans, 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Japanese, 0.6% Danish.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Delaneys Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. "Delaneys Creek (entry 45409)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "Queensland Government Archives Search". Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  4. "Education Queensland - Delaneys Creek State School". Retrieved 6 May 2008.


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