Type: | suburb |
Pikes Creek | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -28.7227°N 151.5416°W |
Pop: | 19 |
Postcode: | 4380 |
Area: | 120.3 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 47.5 |
Dir1: | W |
Location1: | Stanthorpe |
Dist2: | 50.9 |
Dir2: | NE |
Location2: | Texas |
Dist3: | 107 |
Dir3: | SW |
Location3: | Warwick |
Dist4: | 168 |
Dir4: | SSW |
Location4: | Toowoomba |
Dist5: | 266 |
Dir5: | SW |
Location5: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Southern Downs Region |
Stategov: | Southern Downs |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Pikedale |
Near-Ne: | Pikedale |
Near-E: | Springdale |
Near-Se: | Springdale |
Near-S: | Glenlyon |
Near-Sw: | Glenlyon |
Near-W: | Warroo |
Near-Nw: | Warroo |
Pikes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.
The locality is bounded to the north-east by Lighthouse Gully and to the south-east by Pike Creek.
The terrain is hilly with elevations of above sea level.
The Stanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from north-east (Pikedale) to south-west (Glenlyon).[2]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.
The locality was named after a pastoral run, transferred to Captain John Pike in 1852 along with Terica.[1]
Land in Pikes Creek was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 19mi2 were available in Pike's Creek and 9.5mi2 in Pike's Creek North.[3]
Pike Creek State School opened on 21 May 1973 and closed on 10 December 1976.
In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 26 people.
In the, Pikes Creek had a population of 19 people.
There are no schools in Pikes Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Greenlands State School in Greenlands to the north-east and Texas State School in Texas to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Texas State School (to Year 10) and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the east.[4]