| Type: | suburb |
| Atkinsons Dam | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.4319°N 152.4511°W |
| Pop: | 191 |
| Postcode: | 4311 |
| Area: | 26.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 19.1 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Location1: | Lowood |
| Dist2: | 31.6 |
| Dir2: | S |
| Location2: | Esk |
| Dist3: | 48.5 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Ipswich |
| Dist4: | 88.4 |
| Dir4: | WNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Somerset Region |
| Stategov: | Nanango |
| Fedgov: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Coominya |
| Near-Ne: | Coominya |
| Near-E: | Clarendon |
| Near-Se: | Mount Tarampa |
| Near-S: | Lockyer Waters |
| Near-Sw: | Churchable |
| Near-W: | Churchable |
| Near-Nw: | Buaraba |
Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Atkinsons Dam had a population of 191 people.
Atkinson Dam occupies most of the locality.
The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek.
Atkinson's Lagoon Provisional School opened on 6 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it was upgraded to a State School. It closed in 1968.[2] It was located near the intersection of the south-west corner of the present Atkinsons Dam Road and Rocky Creek Road .[3] [4]
In the Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people.
In the, Atkinsons Dam had a population of 191 people.
There are no schools in Atkinsons Dam. The nearest government primary schools are Coominya State School in neighbouring Coominya to the north-east, Mount Tarampa State School in Mount Tarampa to the south-east, and Kentville State School in Kentville to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the south-east.[5]
Atkinson Dam Park is on the northern side of the Atkison Lagoon (-27.4211°N 152.4497°W).[6] There is a boat ramp off Atkinson Dam Road into the lake (-27.4206°N 152.449°W), which is managed by the South East Queensland Water Corporation.[7]
