Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region)

Spring Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.

History

Clarendon Provisional School opened circa 1882. In 1903, it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre opened in January 2012.

Demographics

In the, Spring Creek had a population of 601 people.
In the, Spring Creek had a population of 494 people.

Education

There are no schools in Spring Creek. The nearest government primary school is Lake Claredon State School in neighbouring Lake Clarendon to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south.

Facilities

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre is a 300-bed high security prison in Millers Road.