Mosquito Creek, Queensland

28°15′48″S 151°15′25″E / 28.2633°S 151.2569°E / -28.2633; 151.2569 (Mosquito Creek (centre of locality))Population8 (2021 census)^[1] • Density0.0346/km² (0.090/sq mi)Postcode(s)4387Elevation310–624 m (1,017–2,047 ft)Area231.3 km² (89.3 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

• 64.4 km (40 mi) S of Millmerran
• 89.1 km (55 mi) WSW of Clifton
• 91.2 km (57 mi) W of Warwick
• 150 km (93 mi) ENE of Goondiwindi
• 245 km (152 mi) ESE of Brisbane

LGA(s)Goondiwindi RegionState electorate(s)Southern DownsFederal division(s)Maranoa

Suburbs around Mosquito Creek:
Stonehenge	Stonehenge	Karara
Canning Creek	Mosquito Creek	Gore
Inglewood	Coolmunda	Oman Ama

Mosquito Creek is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Mosquito Creek had a population of 8 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-east by the ridgeline of the Herries Range (28°09′19″S 151°26′36″E / 28.1554°S 151.4434°E / -28.1554; 151.4434 (Herries Range)).^[3] The elevation ranges from 310 to 624 metres (1,017 to 2,047 ft). above sea level with Mount Bodumba (28°12′32″S 151°22′26″E / 28.2088°S 151.3740°E / -28.2088; 151.3740 (Mount Bodumba)) at 624 metres (2,047 ft)^[4][5][6]

History

St George Richard Gore registered a pastoral run under the name Mosquito Creek in 1847, which gave its name to the creek and then to the locality.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Mosquito Creek had a population of 17 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Mosquito Creek had a population of 8 people.^[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:^[8]

• Ballancar (28°12′07″S 151°20′18″E / 28.2019°S 151.3382°E / -28.2019; 151.3382 (Ballancar (homestead)))
• Lonsdale (28°12′34″S 151°18′27″E / 28.2095°S 151.3074°E / -28.2095; 151.3074 (Lonsdale (homestead)))
• Mount Bodumba (28°12′14″S 151°19′29″E / 28.2039°S 151.3247°E / -28.2039; 151.3247 (Mount Bodumba (homestead)))
• Nyora (28°10′12″S 151°23′31″E / 28.1699°S 151.3919°E / -28.1699; 151.3919 (Nyora (homestead)))
• Paisley (28°14′13″S 151°15′49″E / 28.2370°S 151.2635°E / -28.2370; 151.2635 (Paisley (homestead)))

Education

There are no schools in Mosquito Creek. The nearest primary schools are Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the north-east and Inglewood State School in neighbouring Inglewood to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Inglewood State School in Inglewood and Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north, but these schools only offer secondary schooling to Year 10. The nearest secondary schools offering schooling to Year 12 are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north-east and Warwick State School in Warwick to the east, but they are sufficiently distant that distance education or boarding schools are other options.^[4]

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