Atkinsons Dam, Queensland

Atkinsons Dam
Queensland

The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011
Atkinsons Dam
Coordinates 27°25′54″S 152°27′03″E / 27.43167°S 152.45083°E / -27.43167; 152.45083Coordinates: 27°25′54″S 152°27′03″E / 27.43167°S 152.45083°E / -27.43167; 152.45083
Population 193 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4311
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

Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is known for the Atkinson Dam which occupies most of the locality. In the 2011 census, Atkinson Dam had a population of 193 people.[1]

The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek.

History

Atkinson's Lagooon 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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  2. ↑ "Atkinsons Dam (entry 44832)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  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 ID6409, Atkinson's Lagoon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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