Alligator Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°18′53″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3147°S 149.2105°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 897 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11.912/km2 (30.85/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Alligator Creek is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people. [1]
Dudgeon Point is a headland into the Coral Sea at the northernmost tip of the locality ( 21°14′45″S 149°15′17″E / 21.2458°S 149.2547°E). [3]
Mount Hector is a mountain ( 21°16′07″S 149°15′56″E / 21.2687°S 149.2655°E) on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek. [4] It is 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level. [5]
Alligator Creek Provisional School opened on 14 September 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Alligator State School. [6] [7]
On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek. [8] The family's farm hand, George David Silva, was convicted of the murder of the mother, and was hanged on 10 June 1912. [9]
In the 2016 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Alligator Creek had a population of 897 people. [1]
Alligator Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Grasstree Road ( 21°19′45″S 149°12′41″E / 21.3293°S 149.2115°E). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 24 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalents). [13] It includes a special education program. [11]
There is no secondary school in Alligator Creek. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in neighbouring Sarina to the south. [5]