Struck Oil
Queensland
Struck Oil is located in Queensland
Struck Oil
Struck Oil
Coordinates23°36′45″S 150°26′47″E / 23.6125°S 150.4463°E / -23.6125; 150.4463 (Struck Oil (centre of locality))
Population151 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4714
Area21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Struck Oil:
Bouldercombe Bouldercombe Bouldercombe
Leydens Hill
Johnsons Hill		 Struck Oil Bouldercombe
Mount Morgan Limestone Bajool

Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.[3]

History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.[4]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944.[5] It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road (approx 23°36′44″S 150°27′04″E / 23.61226°S 150.45112°E / -23.61226; 150.45112 (Struck Oil State School (former))).[6][7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Morgan.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Struck Oil – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48883)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Struck Oil (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Westwood" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Struck Oil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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