Kidaman Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°38′45″S 152°46′20″E / 26.6458°S 152.7722°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 125 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 4.496/km2 (11.65/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4574 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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Kidaman Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.[1]
Obi Obi Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, runs through the north-east of the locality.[3]
Kidaman Creek was formerly a locality in Caloundra City and a district in Maroochy Shire.[2]
Kidaman (or Kidamann) Creek State School opened in 1914 and closed about 1958.[4] It was located near the junction of Obi Obi Road and Kidaman Creek Road (approx 26°37′51″S 152°46′03″E / 26.63081°S 152.76746°E).[5][3]
Kidaman Creek public hall opened in 1921 at 11 Kidaman Creek Road (26°37′53″S 152°46′03″E / 26.6315°S 152.7674°E).[3] It was destroyed in a storm in March 1995. A new hall was built, opening in October 1998. It was sold in April 2008 to provide funds to renovate the public hall at Obi Obi.[6]
A postal receiving office opened on 20 November 1922 with a post office opening on 1 July 1927. The post office closed on 31 December 1930.
In the 2011 census, Kidaman Creek with neighbouring Obi Obi and Coolabine had a population of 427 people.[7]
In the 2016 census Kidaman Creek had a population of 130 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Kidaman Creek had a population of 125 people.[1]