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Atkinsons Dam
Queensland
Atkinson Dam shoreline 3.jpg
The shores of Lake Atkinson, 2011
Atkinsons Dam is located in Queensland
Atkinsons Dam
Atkinsons Dam
Location in Queensland
Population 205 (2016 census)
 • Density 7.68/km2 (19.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4311
Area 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 20 km (12 mi) S of Esk
  • 60 km (37 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s) Somerset Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Atkinsons Dam:
Buaraba Coominya Coominya
Churchable Atkinsons Dam Clarendon
Churchable Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa

Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people.

History

Atkinson's Lagooon Provisional School opened on 6 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it was upgraded to a State School. It closed in 1968.

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