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Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people.[1]

Atkinsons Dam
Queensland
The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011
Atkinsons Dam
Coordinates27.4319°S 152.4511°E / -27.4319; 152.4511 (Atkinsons Dam (centre of locality))
Population205 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.68/km2 (19.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4311
Area26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 20 km (12 mi) S of Esk
  • 60 km (37 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Atkinsons Dam:
Buaraba Coominya Coominya
Churchable Atkinsons Dam Clarendon
Churchable Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa

Geography


Atkinson Dam occupies most of the locality.

The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek.


History


Atkinson's Lagoon 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] It was located near the intersection of the south-west corner of the present Atkinsons Dam Road and Rocky Creek Road (27.4144°S 152.4300°E / -27.4144; 152.4300 (Atkinson's Lagoon State School (former))).[6][7][8]

In the 2016 census Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people.[1]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Atkinsons Dam (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Atkinsons Dam – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44832)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. "Agency ID 6409, Atkinson's Lagoon State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. "Crows Nest" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m43" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 August 2021.


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