Lower Cowley, Queensland
| Lower Cowley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lower Cowley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°41′47″S 146°04′29″E / 17.6963°S 146.0747°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 55 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Lower Cowley is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
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]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Cowley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Lower Cowley – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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