Downsfield Explained

Type:suburb
Downsfield
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.0472°N 152.7249°W
Pop:86
Postcode:4570
Area:25.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:18.7
Dir1:NE
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:192
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Neerdie
Near-Ne:Kia Ora
Near-E:Goomboorian
Near-Se:Goomboorian
Near-S:Ross Creek
Near-Sw:North Deep Creek
Near-W:Anderleigh
Near-Nw:Anderleigh

Downsfield is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Downsfield had a population of 86 people.

History

Downsfield State School opened on 2 December 1918. It had a number of temporary closures over the years, closing finally on 29 August 1966. It was on a 5acres site on the bend of Kenins Road (approx).[2]

Sandy Creek Hall was sold in 2018.[3]

Demographics

In the, Downsfield had a population of 94 people.

In the, Downsfield had a population of 86 people.

Heritage listings

Dagun has the following heritage site:

Education

There are no schools in Downsfield. The nearest government primary schools are Kia Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north-west and Gympie East State School in Greens Creek to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[5]

There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1943 . Gympie . 24 November 2024 . . Map . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922062814/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-gympie-1943/original . live .
  3. Web site: Rural community and memorial halls . 2024-11-23 . Gympie Regional Memories . Gympie Regional Libraries.
  4. Web site: Sandy Creek Hall. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117004921/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.123.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .