Lower Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.[1]
| 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 | 64 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.33/km2 (13.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
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 edit
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]
Cowley Lower State School opened on 10 May 1937 and closed in 1956.[4]
In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Cowley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "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
