Farrars Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Sunset from Davenport Road, Farrars Creek, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°14′31″S 141°32′08″E / 25.2419°S 141.5355°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.00000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4481 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 13,431.4 km2 (5,185.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Barcoo | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Farrars Creek is an rural locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had a population of 16 people. [1]
The watercourse Farrars Creek flows through the locality from the north-east ( Stonehenge) to the south-west, where it becomes a tributary of the Diamantina River, part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin. [3]
The Diamantina Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east ( Windorah) to west ( Bedourie). The Birdsville Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east (Windorah) to the south ( Tanbar). [3]
The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]
Karuwali (also known as Garuwali, Dieri) is a language of far western Queensland. The Karuwali language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Diamantina Shire Council, including the localities of Betoota and Haddon Corner. [4]
The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn takes its name after a stockman called Farrar who was employed on John Costello's pastoral property Kyabra. [5]
In the 2016 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population". [6]
In the 2021 census, Farrars Creek had "no people or a very low population". [1]
There are no schools in Farrars Creek nor nearby. The options are distance education and boarding school. [3]