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Mountain Creek, Queensland

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Mountain Creek is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[1]

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Geography

Mountain Creek was named after the creek of the same name that drains the southern slopes of Buderim. It is tidal for a short distance and flows into the Mooloolah River above the Cod Hole and the Traffic Bridge on the Nicklin Way.[3]

History

The suburb was named and bounded on 25 October 1986.[2]

Mountain Creek State School opened on 1 January 1994.[4]

Mountain Creek State High School on 27 January 1995.[4]

Brightwater State School opened on 1 January 2012.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,254 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Mountain Creek had a population of 11,950 people.[1]

Education

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Mountain Creek State School, 2018

Mountain Creek State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26.6909°S 153.1033°E / -26.6909; 153.1033 (Mountain Creek State School)).[7][8] It includes a special education program.[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 984 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 800 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent).[10]

Brightwater State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 20 Dianella Drive (26.7091°S 153.1115°E / -26.7091; 153.1115 (Brightwater State School)).[7][11] It includes a special education program.[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,055 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 909 students with 68 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[12]

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Mountain Creek State High School (foreground) looking over Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea, 2019

Mountain Creek State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Lady Musgrave Drive (26.6881°S 153.1029°E / -26.6881; 153.1029 (Mountain Creek State High School)).[7][13] It includes a special education program.[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,111 students with 168 teachers (151 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 2,179 students with 171 teachers (157 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[14]

Despite the name, the Mooloolaba campus of TAFE Queensland is at 34 Lady Musgrave Drive in Mountain Creek (26.6923°S 153.1068°E / -26.6923; 153.1068 (Mooloolaba TAFE College)).[15][16]

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Amenities

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The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Glenfields Boulevard near the park and Karawatha Drive near the shopping centre.[17]

There are a number of parks in the area:

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