Apple Tree Creek, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Apple Tree CreekQueensland |
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Apple Tree Creek Hotel
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Population | 639 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 26.96/km2 (69.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4660 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Apple Tree Creek is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Bodalla, the Dundaburra people of the Northern Kabi group name from the Gregory River Plum which to first Europeans looked like an apple. Prior to settlement of the Isis District which includes Apple tree Creek - the area was called Buth'arth translating to scrub. The town was renamed in 1962. In the 2016 census, Apple Tree Creek had a population of 639 people.
History
In 1887 Apple Tree Creek School was opened (which closed in 1969) and then later in 1896 a railway line extending from Childers to Cordalba was erected, bypassing Apple Tree Creek. The Apple Tree Creek Post Office opened around January 1909 (a receiving office had been open since 1898) and closed in 1975.
Heritage listings
Apple Tree Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Bruce Highway: Apple Tree Creek War Memorial