Lower Cowley, Queensland

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Lower Cowley
Queensland
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Lower Cowley
Coordinates 17°41′47″S146°04′29″E / 17.6963°S 146.0747°E / -17.6963; 146.0747 (Lower Cowley (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 17°41′47″S146°04′29″E / 17.6963°S 146.0747°E / -17.6963; 146.0747 (Lower Cowley (centre of locality))
Population64 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density5.33/km2 (13.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Lower Cowley:
Cowley Cowley Beach Cowley Beach
Cowley Lower Cowley Cowley Beach
McCutcheon Kurrimine Beach Kurrimine Beach

Lower Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people. [1]

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Geography

Liverpool Creek flows through Lower Cowley and enters the Coral Sea at Cowley Beach. The land is flat and low-lying and is used to grow crops, predominantly sugarcane. There is a cane tramway through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills. [3]

History

The locality takes its name from Cowley Beach, which in turn is named after horticulturalist Ebenezer Cowley, who was the overseer at Kamerunga State Nursery. [2]

In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cowley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Lower Cowley – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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