Cona Creek, Queensland

Cona Creek is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cona Creek had a population of 57 people.

Geography

The creek of the same name rises in Carnarvon National Park. It then flows through neighbouring Wealwandangie, entering the locality of Cona Creek from the south-east and flowing through it to exit in the north-west.
The Dawson Developmental Road passes through the locality from north to west.
The Vandyke Creek Conservation Park is in the north-west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some small areas of crop growing.

The locality presumably takes its name from the creek itself. Cona is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning mud.

In the, Cona Creek had a population of 83 people.
In the, Cona Creek had a population of 57 people.

There are no schools in Cona Creek. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Springsure State School in Springsure. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Emerald State High School in Emerald, but it would be too distant for most students to attend; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.