Groper Creek is located 17km south of the
sugar cane district of Home Hill in North
Queensland. Following Heath's Creek being
placed under council control in 1921 a petition
by local residents convinced council to secure
eight hectares beside Groper Creek from
Samuel and Rose Seale in exchange for a
similar parcel of land of the Heath Creek
reserve adjoining the old wharf. Changing
water flows made the old site of little use.
Goper Creek was just a tidal inlet until the
floods of 1918 made it one of the mouths of
the the Burdiken River, one of the largest river
systems in Queensland.

Groper Creek became popular for fishing
expeditions to Beachmount and Cape Upstart.
Today the small fishing community's population
is made up of around 50 permanent residents,
mostly being retirees. In holiday seasons
the population balloons to over 300 with visitors
flocking to the caravan park located on the
bank of Groper Creek. Many of the visitors
come to take advantage of local
fishing and crabbing.