Crab Creek

Crab Creek is a channel in Queensland, Australia. Crab Creek is situated nearby to the suburb Port of Brisbane, as well as near the locality Myrtletown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Lytton National Park and Fort Lytton.

Fort Lytton National Park

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Fort Lytton National Park is a small national park, so small, that it is probably smaller than most national parks you may have been to. At only 0.13 km2, this park nestled in the suburb of Lytton near the Port of Brisbane in Brisbane's northeast, protecting Fort Lytton, which was one of Brisbane's key defence forts in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Fort Lytton

Fort

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Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th-century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the 1 square mile military base that surrounded the fort.

Lytton Quarantine Station

Heritage site

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Lytton Quarantine Station is a heritage-listed former quarantine station in Lytton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1913 to c. 1914.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brisbane Airport and Wynnum West.

Brisbane Airport

Suburb

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Brisbane Airport is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Brisbane Airport had a population of 22 people. Brisbane Airport is situated 5 km west of Crab Creek.

Wynnum West

Suburb

Wynnum West is an outer eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wynnum West had a population of 12,790 people. Wynnum West is situated 6 km south of Crab Creek.

Hemmant

Suburb

Hemmant is an eastern riverside suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people. Hemmant is situated 7 km southwest of Crab Creek.

Crab Creek

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.4° or 27° 24′ south

Longitude

153.16667° or 153° 10′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

5R4MJ528+2M

GeoNames ID

2170109

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Localities in the Area

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