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The Dawn Location in Queensland
Population	604 (2021 census)
• Density	68.6/km2 (178/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	9.6 km (6 mi) S of Gympie CBD 165 km (103 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around The Dawn: Jones Hill Monkland Glanmire Jones Hill The Dawn Kybong Long Flat Lagoon Pocket Kybong

The Dawn is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, The Dawn had a population of 604 people.

Geography

The Dawn is 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River, which forms its eastern boundary. Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) forms part of the western boundary.

The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-east to south, where the line forms part of the south-eastern boundary. The former Dawn railway station served the locality (26°14′44″S 152°41′01″E / 26.2456°S 152.6837°E / -26.2456; 152.6837 (Dawn railway station (former))).

The Dawn is a mostly rural-residential area dependent upon Jones Hill and Southside for facilities. The eastern part of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation.

There are two hills in the locality:

• Dawn Hill (26°14′35″S 152°40′57″E / 26.2430°S 152.6825°E / -26.2430; 152.6825 (Dawn Hill))
• James Hill (26°14′29″S 152°40′48″E / 26.2413°S 152.68°E / -26.2413; 152.68 (James Hill))

Demographics

At the 2006 census, The Dawn had a population of 683 people.

In the 2016 census, The Dawn had a population of 545 people.

In the 2021 census, The Dawn had a population of 604 people.

Education

There are no schools in The Dawn. The nearest government primary school is Jones Hill State School in neighbouring Jones Hill to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.