North Deep Creek
North Deep Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.
Geography
Butlers Knob is a mountain in the northernmost part of the locality, rising to above sea level. It may be named after early selector James William Butler who purchased land to the north-east of the mountain on 12 February 1877.Deep Creek rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south and exits to the south-east, from where it continues to meander south until it crosses into the locality of East Deep Creek where it becomes a tributary of Deep Creek.
The Bruce Highway passes through the southern part of the locality, entering from the south-east and exiting to the south-west, but it does not provide access to the locality. The main artery through the locality is North Deep Creek Road which enters from the south-east and winds its way north through the locality exiting to the north.
The Gympie National Park occupies the north-east and south-east of the locality with the Gympie State Fores in the east. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, rural residential housing, production forestry, and some crop growing.
History
North Deep Creek Provisional School opened in 1921. By 1924, it had become North Deep Creek State School. It closed in 1967. It was at 256 Young Road.Demographics
In the, North Deep Creek had a population of 392 people.In the, North Deep Creek had a population of 388 people.