Pie Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Pie Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.2416°N 152.6194°W
Pop:1137
Postcode:4570
Area:21.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.4
Dir1:SW
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:177
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Widgee Crossing South
Near-Ne:Nahrunda
Southside
Near-E:Jones Hill
Near-Se:McIntosh Creek
Near-S:Langshaw
Mooloo
Near-Sw:Marys Creek
Near-W:Scrubby Creek
Near-Nw:The Palms

Pie Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.

Geography

Eel Creek forms part of the northern boundary of the locality. The watercourse Pie Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in neighbouring Mooloo to the south and enters the locality from Mooloo, flowing northwards through the locality, and then forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality where it becomes a tributary of Eel Creek.[2]

Land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation and rural residential housing.[3]

History

Pie Creek Provisional School opened circa 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Pie Creek State School. It closed in 1962. It was at 494 Eel Creek Road .[4] [5] The school building was still extant when the property was sold on 7 February 2023.[6]

The Pie Creek Community Hall was established through the efforts of the Pie and Eel Creek Bands on a 1acres site donated by Mr E. B. Barnes. It was officially opened on Sunday 26 July 1903, intended to be used for religious services, public meetings and social events.[7] In 1967, the Widgee Shire Council (now the Gympie Regional Council) became the trustee of the hall and the local committee disbanded in November 1971. In 1996, local residents led by Joole Gibbs established the Pie Creek Hall Committee Inc and redeveloped the hall as a multifunctional community facility.[8]

Demographics

In the, Pie Creek had a population of 1,013 people.

In the, Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pie Creek. The nearest government primary school is Gympie South State School in neighbouring Southside to the north-east and Jones Hill State School in neighbouring Jones Hill to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are James Nash State High School and Gympie State High School, both in Gympie to north-east.[9]

Amenities

Pie Creek Community Hall is on the western corner of Eel Creek Road and Herron Road . It is run by volunteers and can be rented for private functions and community events.[10] [11] [12]

Facilities

Gympie South Rural Fire Station is on the north-west corner of Regan Road and Lawson Road (-26.233°N 152.6383°W).[13]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel . 30 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  4. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110 . 28 October 2023 . Map . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028082922/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m110-admin-bdy-1952/original . live .
  5. Web site: 494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, QLD 4570 . 23 October 2023 . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028082537/https://brochures.eldersrealestate.com.au/eldersre-listing-22P1062-all.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: 494 Eel Creek Road, Pie Creek, Qld 4570 . 28 October 2023 . . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028083710/https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-qld-pie+creek-140731047 . dead .
  7. News: 15 August 1903 . Pie Creek Hall. . 30 September 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XXXV . 4564 . 30 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240930085558/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171350428 . live .
  8. Web site: About . 2024-09-30 . Pie Creek Hall . en.
  9. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 29 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  10. Web site: Pie Creek Community Hall . 2024-09-30 . Pie Creek Hall . en . 30 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240930085618/https://www.piecreekhall.org.au/ . live .
  11. Pie Creek Community Hall. 30 September 2024. yes. September 2022.
  12. Web site: Pie Creek Hall . 2024-09-30 . Gympie Regional Council . 30 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240930085557/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/26/pie-creek-hall . live .
  13. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Emergency services facilities - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.