Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)

Coordinates: 21°18′53″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3147°S 149.2105°E

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Alligator Creek
Queensland

Alligator Creek

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

11.5 km (7 mi) N of Sarina
28.3 km (18 mi) S of Mackay
311 km (193 mi) NNW of Rockhampton
929 km (577 mi) NNW of Brisbane

Suburbs around Alligator Creek:
Balberra	Coral Sea	Hay Point
Munbura	Alligator Creek	Grasstree Beach
Sarina	Sarina	Sarina

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]

Geography

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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 / -21.2458; 149.2547 (Dudgeon Point)).^[3]

Mount Hector is a mountain (21°16′07″S 149°15′56″E / 21.2687°S 149.2655°E / -21.2687; 149.2655 (Mount Hector)) on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek.^[4] It is 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level.^[5]

History

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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]

Demographics

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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]

Education

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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 / -21.3293; 149.2115 (Alligator Creek State School)).^[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]