Struck Oil, Queensland


Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.

History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.
Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944. It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road.

Demographics

In the, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.
In the, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest government primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest government secondary school is in Mount Morgan.

Flora

Decaspermum struckoilicum is a critically endangered plant species in the myrtaceous family which only occurs in Struck Oil and nearby areas within the Bouldercombe Resource Reserve and Bouldercombe Conservation Park.