Apple Tree Creek, Queensland

Apple Tree Creek
Queensland

Apple Tree Creek Hotel
Apple Tree Creek
Coordinates 25°13′29″S 152°14′08″E / 25.22472°S 152.23556°E / -25.22472; 152.23556Coordinates: 25°13′29″S 152°14′08″E / 25.22472°S 152.23556°E / -25.22472; 152.23556
Population 509 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4660
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal Division(s) Hinkler

Apple Tree Creek is a town and a locality in the Bundaberg Region local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It is located 6 km north-west of Childers on the Isis Highway.[2] It was formerly known as Bodalla but was renamed in 1962.[3][4]

At the 2011 census, Apple Tree Creek had a population of 509.[1]

History

In 1887 Apple Tree Creek School was opened (which closed in 1969) and then later in 1896 a railway line extending from Childers to Cordalba was erected, bypassing Apple Tree Creek.[2] The Apple Tree Creek Post Office opened around January 1909 (a receiving office had been open since 1898) and closed in 1975.[5]

Heritage listings

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

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Apple Tree Creek (L". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Apple Tree Creek". Queensland Places. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. "Apple Tree Creek - town (entry 40969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. "Apple Tree Creek - locality (entry 47123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (entry 600607)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

External links

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