Saltern Creek, Queensland
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No 2 bore, Saltern Creek, 1899 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 23°21′17″S 145°04′47″E / 23.3547°S 145.0797°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 666.6 km2 (257.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 12 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0180/km2 (0.0466/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
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Saltern Creek is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Saltern Creek had a population of 12 people.
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Saltern Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine.