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Downsfield

Coordinates: 26°02′50″S 152°43′30″E / 26.0472°S 152.7249°E / -26.0472; 152.7249 (Downsfield (centre of locality))
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Downsfield
Queensland
Downsfield is located in Queensland
Downsfield
Downsfield
Coordinates26°02′50″S 152°43′30″E / 26.0472°S 152.7249°E / -26.0472; 152.7249 (Downsfield (centre of locality))
Population86 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.386/km2 (8.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Downsfield:
Anderleigh Neerdie Kia Ora
Anderleigh Downsfield Goomboorian
North Deep Creek Ross Creek Goomboorian

Downsfield is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Downsfield had a population of 86 people.[1]

History

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Downsfield State School opened on 2 December 1918. It had a number of temporary closures over the years, closing finally on 29 August 1966.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Downsfield had a population of 94 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Downsfield had a population of 86 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Dagun has the following heritage site:

  • 1726 Sandy Creek Road: Sandy Creek Hall[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Downsfield (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Downsfield – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46325)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Downsfield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Sandy Creek Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.