May Downs is a rural

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in the

Isaac Region The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. In the , the Isaac Region had a po ...

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, Australia. In the , May Downs had a population of 93 people.

Geography

The

Fitzroy Developmental Road The Fitzroy Developmental Road is a designated road in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland consisting of three separate sections. The general direction is from south to north. It is nicknamed the Beef Road. Route description Southern sec ...

forms the western boundary of the locality while the eastern boundary loosely follows the

Isaac River The Isaac River is a river and anabranch in Central Queensland, Australia. Course The headwaters of the river rise south east of Glenden, Queensland and flow in a generally southern direction, crossing the Peak Downs Highway near Moranbah. I ...

. The land is predominantly used for cattle grazing.

Demographics

In the , May Downs had a population of 96 people. In the , May Downs had a population of 93 people.

Education

There are no schools in May Downs. The nearest government primary schools are Dysart State School in neighbouring Dysart to the west, Middlemount Community School in neighbouring

Middlemount Middlemount is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Middlemount had a population of 1,899 people. It is nicknamed the "Giant Peanut" by some locals du ...

to the south-west, and Clarke Creek State School in neighbouring Clarke Creek to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Dysart State School and Middlemount Community School (both to Year 12). However, some parts of May Downs are too distant from these secondary schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

Isaac Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub