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
Lower Cowley
Coordinates	17.6963°S 146.0747°E / -17.6963; 146.0747 (Lower Cowley (centre of locality))
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
Suburbs around Lower Cowley: Cowley Cowley Beach Cowley Beach Cowley Lower Cowley Cowley Beach McCutcheon Kurrimine Beach Kurrimine Beach

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.[3]

History

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]

In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.[1]

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