Cowan_Cowan,_Queensland
Cowan Cowan
Town in Queensland, Australia
Cowan Cowan is an island town and locality in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Cowan Cowan had a population of 27 people.[1]
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| Cowan Cowan Moreton Island, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27.1258°S 153.3661°E / -27.1258; 153.3661 (Cowan Cowan (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4025 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Redcliffe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bonner | ||||||||||||||
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In the 2011 census, Moreton Island (including Cowan Cowan) had a population of 297 people.[4]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Cowan Cowan had a population of 28 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Cowan Cowan had a population of 27 people.[1]
Cowan Cowan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 25 Dorothy Newnham Street (27.1273°S 153.3649°E / -27.1273; 153.3649 (Signal Station)): Signal Station, Moreton Island[6]
- 30 Jessie Wadsworth Street (27.1255°S 153.3655°E / -27.1255; 153.3655 (Fort Cowan Cowan)): Fort Cowan Cowan (Cowan Cowan Battery)[7]
There are no schools in Cowan Cowan, nor any nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are options.[8]
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Kakoogun Kin-dapin Reserve at 2A Dorothy Newnham Street (27.1270°S 153.3653°E / -27.1270; 153.3653 (Kakoogun Kin-dapin Reserve))[9]
- Unnamed park at 30 Jessie Wadsworth Street (27.1261°S 153.3657°E / -27.1261; 153.3657 (Unnamed park))[9]
Just south of Cowan Cowan is the Cowan Cowan Point Light (27.13655°S 153.36282°E / -27.13655; 153.36282 (Cowan Cowan Point Light)).
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cowan Cowan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Cowan Cowan – town in City of Brisbane (entry 8589)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Cowan Cowan – locality in City of Brisbane (entry 49459)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kooringal (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cowan Cowan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Signal Station (former) (entry 601097)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "Fort Cowan Cowan (Cowan Cowan Battery) (entry 602559)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- "Town map of Cowan Cowan". Queensland Government. 1979.
- Ludlow, Peter. "Cowan Cowan". Moreton Bay History. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.
