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Delaneys Creek, Queensland

Field	Value
type	suburb
name	Delaneys Creek
state	qld
image	Mount Mee Road Delaneys Creek Queensland.jpg
caption	Mount Mee Road, 2015
coordinates
local_map	yes
zoom	11
pop	1366
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4514
area	39.9
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	8.3
dir1	S
location1	Woodford
dist2	25.9
dir2	NW
location2	Caboolture
dist3	30.9
dir3	SE
location3	Kilcoy
dist4	70.3
dir4	NNW
location4	Brisbane CBD
lga	City of Moreton Bay
stategov	Glass House
fedgov	Fisher
near-n	Woodford
D'Aguilar
near-ne	Bracalba
near-e	Bracalba
near-se	Wamuran Basin
near-s	Mount Mee
near-sw	Mount Delaney
near-w	Mount Delaney
near-nw	Neurum

Geography

Delaneys Creek State Forest occupies the south east corner of the locality. Delaneys Creek and Monkeybong Creek both flow northwestwards into the Stanley River.

Brisbane–Woodford Road (Mount Mee Road) runs through from south to north.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek of the same name, which was named after Joseph Delaney, who was either an early selector or fossicker.

Delaneys Creek Provisional School opened on 5 September 1892 under teacher Miss Franz. In 1909, it became Delaneys Creek State School.

Demographics

In the , Delaneys Creek recorded a population of 713 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. The median age of the Delaneys Creek population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 81.8% of people living in Delaneys Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 2.4%, South Africa 1.5%, Germany 1.3%, Spain 0.6%. 90.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Afrikaans, 1% German, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Japanese, 0.6% Danish.

In the , Delaneys Creek had a population of 1,061 people.

In the , Delaneys Creek had a population of 1,366 people.

Education

Delaneys Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mount Mee Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 155 students with 14 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Delaneys Creek. The nearest government secondary school is Woodfood State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Woodford to the north. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the south-east and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the north-west.

References

{{cite QPN. 45409. Delaneys Creek. locality in Moreton Bay Region
"Delaneys Creek".
(23 September 1892). "Woodford.". [[The Week]].
{{cite QSA Agency. 5166. Delaneys Creek State School. 5 February 2021
{{Census 2011 AUS
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS
(9 July 2018). "State and non-state school details". [[Queensland Government]].
"Delaneys Creek State School".
"ACARA School Profile 2018". [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]].
"Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". [[Queensland Government]].

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