Dows Creek

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

Dows Creek
Queensland
Dows Creek
Coordinates21.0988°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 zoneAEST (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

Geography

Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (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]

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

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dows Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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


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