Etna Creek is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.

Geography

South Yaamba is a town (23°11′56″S 150°24′02″E / 23.1988°S 150.4005°E / -23.1988; 150.4005 (South Yaamba)) in the north-east of locality. The town of South Yaamba is not to be confused with the locality of South Yaamba, which is adjacent and to the west of the locality of Etna Creek. The locality of South Yaamba is physically separated from the town of South Yaamba and the locality of Etna Creek by the Fitzroy River.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Glendale) and exits to the north (The Caves). Etna Creek railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (23°12′27″S 150°28′35″E / 23.2076°S 150.4765°E / -23.2076; 150.4765 (Etna Creek railway station)).

History

The locality takes its name from the Etna Creek railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 23 July 1914.

South Yaamba takes its name from the pastoral run name given by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald in the 1860s. Yaamba is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning main camping ground.

Etna Creek Provisional School opened on 31 October 1892. On 1 January 1909 it became Etna Creek State School. It closed in 1950.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Etna Creek had a population of 792 people.

In the 2021 census, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.