Cona Creek, Queensland

Suburb of Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia

24°13′29″S 147°53′19″E / 24.2247°S 147.8886°E / -24.2247; 147.8886Population57 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.0669/km² (0.1732/sq mi)Postcode(s)4722Area852.4 km² (329.1 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)LGA(s)Central Highlands RegionState electorate(s)Gregory Federal division(s)Flynn

Suburbs around Cona Creek:
Lochington	Minerva	Springsure
Nandowrie	Cona Creek	Cairdbeign
Buckland	Buckland	Wealwandangie

Cona Creek is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] At the 2021 census, Cona Creek had a population of 57 people.^[1]

Geography

The creek of the same name rises in Carnarvon Park and then flows through neighbouring Wealwandangie entering the locality of Cona Creek from the south-east and then flows through the locality to exit in the north-west (Lochington/Minerva).^[3]

The Dawson Developmental Road passes through the locality from north (Minerva) to west (Nandowrie).^[3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning mud.^[4]

In the 2016 census, Cona Creek had a population of 83 people.^[5]

Education

There are no schools in Cona Creek, but neighboroughing Springsure has primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the closest school is in Emerald.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "2021 Cona Creek, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Cona Creek – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46939)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ "Cona Creek – watercourse in the Central Highlands Region (entry 7865)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cona Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.