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.
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]
In the, Downsfield had a population of 94 people.
In the, Downsfield had a population of 86 people.
Dagun has the following heritage site:
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.