Atkinsons Dam, Queensland
| Atkinsons Dam Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 193 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4311 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Atkinsons Dam (entry 44832)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Agency ID 6409, Atkinson's Lagoon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
Media related to Atkinson Dam at Wikimedia Commons