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Banks Creek, Queensland

Rural locality split between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region

Summary

Rural locality split between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region

Field	Value
type	suburb
name	Banks Creek
state	qld
image	England Creek Banks Creek Road Banks Creek.jpg
caption	England Creek Banks Creek Road, 2014
alternative_location_map	Australia Queensland west Brisbane
pushpin_map_caption	Location in west Brisbane
coordinates
pop	11
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4306
area	42.2
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
local_map	yes
zoom	11
dist1	35
dir1	SE
location1	Esk
dist2	29
dir2	NW
location2	Brisbane
lga	Somerset Region
lga2	City of Brisbane
stategov	Nanango
stategov2	Moggill
stategov3	Lockyer
fedgov	Blair
fedgov2	Ryan
near-n	England Creek
near-ne	Mount Nebo
near-e	Lake Manchester
near-se	Lake Manchester
near-s	Lake Manchester
near-sw	Fernvale
near-w	England Creek
near-nw	England Creek

Banks Creek is a rural locality split between the City of Brisbane and Somerset Region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is also split for the purposes of state and federal elections. In the , Banks Creek had a population of 11 people.

Geography

The Brisbane River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.

Banks Creek Road is the main route through the locality. It commences at the Brisbane Valley Highway in Fernvale, entering the locality of Banks Creek from the south-west.

The locality takes its name from the creek of the same name, which flows through the locality to its confluence with the Brisbane River at Savages Crossing (), where Banks Creek Road has an unnamed bridge over the Brisbane River.

History

A sawmill was built in the district in 1911.

In 1927, flooding of the Brisbane River cut a deep channel in the river where Banks Creek Road crossed the river. A low-level bridge was built by Mr Davidson, junior, to enable traffic to cross.

In the 1930s, Banks Creek became known for its high-quality Cavendish bananas.

Demographics

In the , Banks Creek had a population of 5 people.

In the , Banks Creek had a population of 11 people.

Education

There are no schools in Banks Creek. The nearest government primary school is Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the south-west.

References

{{cite QPN. 41381. Banks Creek. locality in City of Brisbane
{{cite QPN. 44834. Banks Creek. locality in the Somerset Region
"Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". [[Queensland Government]].
{{Cite QPN. 1518. Banks Creek. watercourse in the Somerset Region
{{Cite QPN. 30000. Savages Crossing. ford in the Somerset Region
"Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations; State controlled bridge". [[Queensland Government]].
(12 June 1911). "Local Government.". National Library of Australia.
(26 July 1927). "DALBY.". National Library of Australia.
(24 December 1935). "FERNVALE BANANAS.". National Library of Australia.
(28 March 1940). "FERNVALE.". National Library of Australia.
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS
"Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". [[Queensland Government]].

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