Atkinsons Dam, Queensland

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Atkinsons Dam
Queensland
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The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011
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Atkinsons Dam
Coordinates 27°25′55″S152°27′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.4511°E / -27.4319; 152.4511 (Atkinsons Dam (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°25′55″S152°27′04″E / 27.4319°S 152.4511°E / -27.4319; 152.4511 (Atkinsons Dam (centre of locality))
Population205 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density7.68/km2 (19.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4311
Area26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 20 km (12 mi) S of Esk
  • 60 km (37 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Atkinsons Dam:
Buaraba Coominya Coominya
Churchable Atkinsons Dam Clarendon
Churchable Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa

Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people. [1]

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Geography

Atkinson Dam occupies most of the locality.

The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek.

History

Atkinson's Lagoon Provisional School opened on 6 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it was upgraded to a State School. It closed in 1968. [3] [4] [5] It was located near the intersection of the south-west corner of the present Atkinsons Dam Road and Rocky Creek Road ( 27°24′52″S152°25′48″E / 27.4144°S 152.4300°E / -27.4144; 152.4300 (Atkinson's Lagoon State School (former)) ). [6] [7] [8]

In the 2016 census Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Atkinsons Dam – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44832)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Agency ID 6409, Atkinson's Lagoon State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Crows Nest" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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