Downsfield

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Downsfield
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Downsfield
Coordinates 26°02′50″S152°43′30″E / 26.0472°S 152.7249°E / -26.0472; 152.7249 (Downsfield (centre of locality))
Population86 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3.386/km2 (8.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Downsfield:
Anderleigh Neerdie Kia Ora
Anderleigh Downsfield Goomboorian
North Deep Creek Ross Creek Goomboorian

Downsfield is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Downsfield had a population of 86 people. [1]

Contents

History

Downsfield State School opened on 2 December 1918. It had a number of temporary closures over the years, closing finally on 29 August 1966. [3] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the bend of Kenins Road (approx 26°02′59″S152°43′15″E / 26.04967°S 152.72079°E / -26.04967; 152.72079 (Downsfield State School (former)) ). [4]

Sandy Creek Hall was sold in 2018. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Downsfield had a population of 94 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Downsfield had a population of 86 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Dagun has the following heritage site:

Education

There are no schools in Downsfield. The nearest government primary schools are Kia Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north-west and Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west. [8]

There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Downsfield (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Downsfield – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46325)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 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. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. "Rural community and memorial halls". Gympie Regional Memories. Gympie Regional Libraries. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Downsfield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "Sandy Creek Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.