Crystal Creek, Queensland

Crystal Creek is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Crystal Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Paluma Range National Park occupies most of the locality with the Paluma State Forest in the north-west of the locality. The small amount of remaining land use is grazing on native vegetation.

There are a number of local places within Crystal Creek:

• Gardes Hut (), a clearing from an early settlement
• Johnstones Hut (), a clearing from an early settlement
• Mango Tree ()
• The Saddle ()

Mountains

Crystal Creek has the following mountains (from north to south):

• Mount Spec (), rising to above sea level
• Mount Leach ()
• The Saddle ()
• Circle View Mountain ()
• Mount Halifax ()

Demographics

In the , Crystal Creek had a population of 10 people.

In the , Crystal Creek had "no people or a very low population".

Heritage listings

Crystal Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Little Crystal Creek Bridge, Mount Spec Road ()

Attractions

Crystal Creek (the creek from which the suburb takes its name) is a major tourist attraction in the area with swimming holes around the bridge.

There are a number of lookouts in the locality, including:

• Foxlees Lookout ()

• Witts Lookout ()

Education

There are no schools in Crystal Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Mutarnee State School in neighbouring Mutarnee to the east and Rollingstone State School in Rollingstone, also to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north and Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun, Townsville, to the south-east.

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