- Source: Damper Creek, Queensland
Damper Creek is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Damper Creek had a population of 34 people.
Geography
Damper Creek is bounded to the east by the Hinchinbrook Channel which the mainland from the Hinchinbrook Island. The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality, roughly parallel and to the east of the highway.
Most of the locality is low-lying coastal land which is relatively undeveloped apart from areas used for aquaculture. In the north-west and south-west corners of the locality, the land rises sharply into the Cardwell Range.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Damper Creek had a population of 49 people.
In the 2021 census, Damper Creek had a population of 34 people.
Heritage listings
Damper Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Stone Bridge, Dalrymple Gap Track, Valley of Lagoons Road
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Damper Creek, Queensland
- Rungoo, Queensland
- Stone Bridge, Dalrymple Gap Track
- Cardwell, Queensland
- Richmond River massacres
- Abergowrie, Queensland
- Burke and Wills expedition
- Mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians
- Dalrymple Creek, Queensland
- Thomas Coutts (colonist)