Calico Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°18′00″S 152°38′30″E / 26.3°S 152.6416°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 185 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Calico Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Calico Creek had a population of 185 people.[3]
Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) forms the north-eastern boundary. Calico Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, rises in the south of the locality and flows through to the north. Almost all of the southern boundary is the northern extent of Amamoor National Park.[4]
Calico Creek State School opened on 8 July 1936 and closed on 31 August 1970.[5] The school was at 8 Robinson Road (south-east corner of Calico Creek Road, 26°17′59″S 152°38′51″E / 26.29974°S 152.64754°E).[6][7][8]
In the 2016 census, Calico Creek had a population of 156 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Calico Creek had a population of 185 people.[3]