Lowesby, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°20′23″S 148°41′04″E / 24.3397°S 148.6844°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 379.7 km2 (146.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 21 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0553/km2 (0.143/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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Lowesby is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Lowesby had a population of 21 people.[1]
The Comet River enters the locality from the south-east (Rolleston), then forms the western boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-west (Orion / Togara).[3]
The Blackwater Rolleston Road enters the locality from the north-east (Humboldt) and exits to the south-west (Rolleston).[4] The Blackwater railway line enters the locality from the north (Togara) and exits to the north-west (Orion); there are no railway stations within the locality.[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing.[5]
History
The Lowesby pastoral station is visible on a 1861 map.[6]
