16-599: Stoney Creek may refer to: In Australia [ edit ] Stony Creek, Queensland , historical spelling of the rural community of Stony Creek, Queensland Stoney Creek Falls , in Queensland In Canada [ edit ] Stoney Creek, Ontario , was a municipality that is now part of Hamilton, Ontario Stoney Creek (electoral district) , an electoral district in Ontario Stoney Creek (Lynn River) ,
32-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
48-499: A subsidiary of Broken Bow Records Stoney Creek Secondary , a Conrail Line in Pennsylvania and Delaware Stoney Creek (Delaware River tributary) Stoney Creek Township (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Stony Creek (disambiguation) Stonycreek (disambiguation) Steinbach (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
64-736: A watershed administered by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority , that drains into Lake Erie Stoney Creek, London, Ontario , a community in London, Ontario Stoney Creek (Thames River) , a watershed administered by the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority , that drains into Lake Erie via Lake St. Clair Battle of Stoney Creek , a battle of the War of 1812 Saik'uz First Nation , often referred to as Stoney Creek First Nation (Canada) In
80-740: Is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay in Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Stony Creek had a population of 245 people. The locality is 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Brisbane . The locality is bounded to the south by the Stanley River and to the south-west by Mary Smokes Creek. Mount Mclean is in the north-west of the locality ( 26°53′00″S 152°44′28″E / 26.8832°S 152.7412°E / -26.8832; 152.7412 ( Mount Mclean ) ) and rises to 464 metres (1,522 ft) above sea level. Stony Creek
96-454: Is a watercourse that rises in Bellthorpe to the north-west and flows roughly south through the locality of Stone Creek where it becomes a tributary of the Stanley River at 26°56′41″S 152°43′23″E / 26.9447°S 152.7230°E / -26.9447; 152.7230 ( Stony Creek (mouth) ) on the boundary with Neurum to the south. The D'Aguilar Highway enters
112-532: The 2011 census , Stony Creek recorded a population of 319 people, 44.8% female and 55.2% male. The median age of the Stony Creek population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 82.8% of people living in Stony Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.4%, England 3.1%, Vanuatu 1.2%, Scotland 0.9%, Italy 0.9%. 90.7% of people spoke only English at home;
128-789: The United States [ edit ] Stoney Creek (Delaware River tributary in Delaware) Stoney Creek (North Carolina) , a stream in Wayne County Stoney Creek (Ararat River tributary) , a stream in Surry County, North Carolina Stonycreek River or Stoney Creek, a tributary of the Conemaugh River in southwestern Pennsylvania Stoney Creek Farm , a bed and breakfast in Boonsboro, Maryland Stoney Creek Records,
144-456: The boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
160-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
176-548: The locality from the east ( Woodford ) and exits to the west ( Royston ). Most of the residential land use is along the D'Aguilar Highway and Stony Creek Road. There are small areas of forestry and cropping, but the predominant land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation. Stony Creek Provisional School opened circa 1877. On 1 January 1909, it became Stony Creek State School. Due to low student numbers, it closed in 1914. The Durundur Provisional School opened on 5 July 1897. In 1909 it became Durundur State School. It
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#1732837520721192-487: The next most common languages were 0.9% Pacific Austronesian Languages, nec, 0.9% French, 0.9%. In the 2016 census , Stony Creek had a population of 262 people. In the 2021 census , Stony Creek had a population of 245 people. There are no schools in Stony Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Woodford State School in neighbouring Woodford to the south-east and Mount Kilcoy State School in Mount Kilcoy to
208-552: The north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Woodford State School (to Year 10) and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the south-west. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with
224-574: The title Stoney Creek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stoney_Creek&oldid=1252797549 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stony Creek, Queensland Download coordinates as: Stony Creek (formerly Stoney Creek )
240-637: The use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
256-464: Was renamed Kalangara State School in 1920. The school closed on 25 August 1963. The school was on Stony Creek Road ( 26°55′12″S 152°43′18″E / 26.9200°S 152.7217°E / -26.9200; 152.7217 ( Kalangara State School (former) ) ). There was a hall adjacent to the school ( 26°55′15″S 152°43′19″E / 26.9207°S 152.7220°E / -26.9207; 152.7220 ( Hall ) ). In
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