Abingdon Downs is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Shire of Etheridge The Shire of Etheridge is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia in what is known as the Savannah Gulf region. Its economy is based on cattle grazing and mining. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government e ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Abingdon Downs had a population of 0 people.

Geography

The

Einasleigh River The Einasleigh River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. When combined with the Gilbert River, the river system is the largest river system in northern Australia. Course and features The Einasleigh River rises in the locality of L ...

flows through the locality from south-east to west. Its tributary, the

Etheridge River Etheridge may refer to: People * Bill Etheridge, a British politician, Member of the European Parliament for UKIP * Bob Etheridge (born 1941), US Representative * Chris Etheridge, British sidecarcross rider * Emerson Etheridge, late US Represen ...

, flows through the locality from south to west with their confluence in the west of the locality. The locality takes its name from the Abingdon Downs cattle station which, being approximately , occupies much of the locality. Its homestead is located in the west of the locality () with the

Abingdon Downs Airport Abingdon Airport , also known as Abingdon Downs Airport, is an airport in Abingdon Downs, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways, the longest of w ...

immediately to the south. As at 2016, the station was carrying 16,000

Brahman cattle The Brahman is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. It was bred in the United States from 1885 from cattle originating in India, imported at various times from the United Kingdom, from India and from Brazil. These were mainl ...

History

In the , Abingdon Downs had a population of 0 people.

References

{{Shire of Etheridge Shire of Etheridge Localities in Queensland