Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
| Lower Cowley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lower Cowley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°41′47″S 146°04′29″E / 17.6963°S 146.0747°E / -17.6963; 146.0747 (Lower Cowley (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 55 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.58/km (11.87/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.0 km (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Lower Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 55 people.
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.
History
The locality takes its name from neighbouring Cowley Beach, which in turn is named after horticulturalist Ebenezer Cowley, who was the overseer at Kamerunga State Nursery.
Cowley Lower State School opened on 10 May 1937 and closed in 1956. It was on the eastern side of Gangemi Road (approx 17°41′40″S 146°04′31″E / 17.69448°S 146.07519°E / -17.69448; 146.07519 (Cowley Lower State School (former))).
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.
In the 2021 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 55 people.
Education
There are no schools in Lower Cowley. The nearest government primary school is Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Cowley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Lower Cowley – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45719)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Innisfail" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m403" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cowley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
Further reading
- Dowe, J.L. (2014). "The botanical collections of Ebenezer Cowley" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 9 (2): 263–278.