Lowmead Queensland |
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Coordinates | 24°31′49″S 151°45′09″E / 24.53028°S 151.75250°ECoordinates: 24°31′49″S 151°45′09″E / 24.53028°S 151.75250°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 225 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4676 | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Lowmead is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Lowmead had a population of 225 people.
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.
Lowmead State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 3077-3083 Lowmead. Road. In 2013, the school had 13 students in a single multi-age class with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent), but enrolment numbers may have been impacted by flooding. 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.