Lowmead, Queensland
| Lowmead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lowmead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°31′49″S 151°45′09″E / 24.53028°S 151.75250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 225 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4676 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Lowmead is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Lowmead had a population of 225 people.[1]
History
Lowmead Provisional School opened on 20 May 1908. It was upgraded to a State School in 1911. Due to low enrolments, the school closed on 12 December 1975 but reopened 23 January 1978.[4][5]
Education
Lowmead State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 3077-3083 Lowmead. Road. In 2013, the school had 13 students in a single multi-age class with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent), but enrolment numbers may have been impacted by flooding.[6] In January and March 2013, the school was flooded, causing students to miss a number of weeks of school at the start of the school year.[7]
Notable residents
- Trevor Coomber, politician
- Daniel Keighran, soldier
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lowmead (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Lowmead (town) (entry 20194)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Lowmead (locality) (entry 46610)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Agency ID 5426, Lowmead State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "2013 School Annual Report". Lowmead State School. Lowmead State School. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Edwards, Alyce (18 March 2014). "Flood-hit students offered 'special consideration'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
