Dows Creek
| Dows Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dows Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°05′56″S 148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°ECoordinates: 21°05′56″S 148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 136 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.430/km2 (11.47/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4754 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Dows Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography[]
Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (21°06′00″S 148°46′00″E / 21.1000°S 148.7667°E).[3]
History[]
Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930.[4][5]
In the 2016 census Dows Creek had a population of 136 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dows Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Dows Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46776)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Langdon – unbounded locality in the Mackay Region (entry 18951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE". Daily Standard. Queensland, Australia. 10 April 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Categories:
- Mackay Region
- Localities in Queensland
- North Queensland geography stubs