Spring Creek is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...

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

History

Clarendon Provisional School opened on 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 (present day)

Adare Adare (; ) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located southwest of the city of Limerick. Adare is designated as a heritage town by the Irish government. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. History The River M ...

, 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 The Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (SQCC) is an Australian prison facility located in Spring Creek, Lockyer Valley Region, 15 km north from Gatton, and 94 km west from Brisbane, Queensland. The 300-bed minimum to maximum security pris ...

is a 300-bed high security prison in Millers Road ().

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland