Lower Cowley, Queensland
Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Lower Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 55 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 17.6963°S 146.0747°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 55 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.58/km2 (11.87/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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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 neighbouring 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] It was on the eastern side of Gangemi Road (approx 17.69448°S 146.07519°E).[5][6][7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Lower Cowley had a population of 55 people.[1]
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.[9]
