Lowmead, Queensland

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Lowmead Queensland
Lowmead
Coordinates	24°31′49″S151°45′10″E / 24.5302°S 151.7527°E / -24.5302; 151.7527 (Lowmead (town centre))
Population	156 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	0.4682/km2 (1.213/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4676
Area	333.2 km2 (128.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Lowmead: Colosseum Taunton Mount Maria Gindoran Lowmead Berajondo Molangul Kolonga Rosedale

Lowmead is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2016 census, Lowmead had a population of 156 people. ^[1]

Geography

The town is situated in the north of the locality on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-east of the locality (entering from Berajondo to the south and exiting to Colosseum to the north). The Bruce Highway passes through the south-west of the locality (entering from Kolonga to the south and exiting to Gindoran to the north). ^[4]

History

In 1887, 14,350 acres (5,810 ha) of land were resumed from the Toweran pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. ^[5]

Lowmead Provisional School opened on 20 May 1908. It was upgraded to a State School in 1911. Due to low enrolments, the school closed on 12 December 1975 but reopened 23 January 1978. ^{[6] [7]}

In the 2011 census, Lowmead had a population of 225 people. ^[8]

In January and March 2013, the school was flooded, causing students to miss a number of weeks of school at the start of the school year. ^[9]

In the 2016 census, Lowmead had a population of 156 people. ^[1]

Education

Lowmead State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3077-3083 Lowmead Road ( 24°31′28″S151°44′42″E / 24.5244°S 151.7449°E / -24.5244; 151.7449 (Lowmead State School) ). ^{[10] [11]} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). ^[12]

Notable residents

• Trevor Coomber, politician
• Daniel Keighran, soldier

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lowmead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Lowmead – town in Gladstone Region (entry 20194)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Lowmead – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 46610)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 February 2020.
5. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2020– via Trove.
6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 July 2014.
7. "Agency ID 5426, Lowmead State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 4 July 2014.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lowmead (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
9. Edwards, Alyce (18 March 2014). "Flood-hit students offered 'special consideration'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 3 July 2014.
10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Lowmead State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

External links

• "Town map of Lowmead". Queensland Government. 1973.