Swan Creek, Queensland

Swan Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Swan Creek had a population of 139 people.[1]

Swan Creek
Queensland
Swan Creek
Coordinates28.1980°S 152.1411°E / -28.1980; 152.1411
Population139 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.326/km2 (13.79/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Swan Creek:
Sladevale Freestone Yangan
The Hermitage Swan Creek Yangan
The Hermitage Junabee Junabee

History
Swan Creek Cattle, circa 1899

A creek called Swan Creek first appears on Buxton's 1864 Darling Downs District Map as part of the Canning Downs pastoral run. By 1883 a smaller pastoral run called Swan Creek had been split off from Canning Downs. It is presumed that the creek acquired its name from the presence of swans at the creek.[2]

In the 2016 census, Swan Creek had a population of 139 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Swan Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Swan Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Swan Creek - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "Burndale (entry 600524)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. "White Swan Inn (former) (entry 600523)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

Further reading
  • "Swan Greek". Warwick Daily News (8140). Queensland, Australia. 1 September 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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