Dows Creek

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Dows Creek
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Dows Creek
Coordinates 21°05′56″S148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°E / -21.0988; 148.7638 (Dows Creek (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 21°05′56″S148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°E / -21.0988; 148.7638 (Dows Creek (centre of locality))
Population136 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density4.430/km2 (11.47/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4754
Area30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Dows Creek:
Eungella Hinterland Mount Charlton Mount Martin
Owens Creek Dows Creek Mount Martin
Gargett Gargett Benholme

Dows Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2]

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Geography

Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality ( 21°06′00″S148°46′00″E / 21.1000°S 148.7667°E / -21.1000; 148.7667 (Langdon) ). [3]

History

Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930. [4] [5]

Dow's Creek Provisional School opened on 17 April 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Dows Creek State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. [6]

In the 2016 census Dows Creek had a population of 136 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dows Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Dows Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46776)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Langdon – unbounded locality in the Mackay Region (entry 18951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE". Daily Standard . Queensland, Australia. 10 April 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2020– via Trove.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.


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