Alligator Creek is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people. Geography Dudgeon Point is a headland into the Coral Sea at the northernmost tip of the locality (). Mount Hector is a mountain () on the Coral Sea coast at the mouth of Louisa Creek. It is above sea level. History Alligator Creek Provisional School opened on 14 September 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Alligator State School. On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek. The family's farm hand, George David Silva, was convicted of the murder of the mother, and was hanged on 10 June 1912. In the , Alligator Creek had a population of 791 people. Education Alligator Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Grasstree Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 24 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Alligator Creek. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in neighbouring Sarina to the south. References External links Mackay Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland