Atkinsons Dam, Queensland

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]

Atkinsons Dam Queensland
The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011
Atkinsons Dam
Coordinates	27.4319°S 152.4511°E
Population	205 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	7.68/km^2 (19.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4311
Area	26.7 km^2 (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

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]

In the 2011 census, Atkinsons Dam had a population of 193 people.[6]

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

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

External links

Media related to Atkinson Dam at Wikimedia Commons