Lowmead is a rural town and

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowmead had a population of 179 people.

Geography

The town is situated in the north of the locality on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-east of the locality (entering from Berajondo to the south and exiting to

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to the north). The locality is served by: * Irkanda railway station () * Baffle railway station () The

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passes through the south-west of the locality (entering from

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to the south and exiting to Gindoran to the north).

History

In 1887, of land were resumed from the Toweran pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. Lowmead Provisional School opened on 20 May 1908. It was upgraded to a State School in 1911. Due to low enrolments, the school closed on 12 December 1975 but reopened 23 January 1978. In January and March 2013, the school was flooded, causing students to miss a number of weeks of school at the start of the school year. The Lowmead railway station once served the town, but it is now closed. It was west of the junction of Lowmead Road and John Clifford Way ().

Demographics

In the , the locality of Lowmead had a population of 225 people. In the , the locality of Lowmead had a population of 156 people. In the , the locality of Lowmead had a population of 179 people.

Education

Lowmead State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3077-3083 Lowmead Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Lowmead. The nearest secondary school is Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Rosedale to the east.

Notable residents

* Trevor Coomber, politician *

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* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland