Ma Ma Creek

Ma Ma Creek is a rural town and a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Ma Ma Creek is a rural town and a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ma Ma Creek had a population of 149 people.

The town takes its name from the creek, which is a tributary of the Lockyer Creek and ultimately contributes into the Brisbane River which flows into Moreton Bay. The name Ma Ma is allegedly derived from the Aboriginal mia mia meaning bark huts. However, mia mia is an Aboriginal term from Western Australia, suggesting that Ma Ma was named by European settlers.Ma Ma Creek Post Office opened on 1 May 1884 (a receiving office had been open from 1881).The Ma Ma Creek War Memorial commemorates three brothers: James, George and Bertie Andrews who were all killed in action in World War I. The memorial was erected in 1920 by their mother Fleurine Elsie Andrews. Although a private monument, it is used by the wider community for ANZAC Day ceremonies.Ma Ma Creek Provisional School opened on 27 October 1880. On 21 January 1889 it became Ma Ma State School.In the 2011 census, the population of Ma Ma Creek and surrounding districts was 403.