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Abingdon Downs is a rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Abingdon Downs had a population of 17 people.[1]
| Abingdon Downs Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Abingdon Downs | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.8130°S 143.47°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 17 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00336/km2 (0.00871/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,052.3 km2 (1,950.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Etheridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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The Einasleigh River flows through the locality from south-east to west. Its tributary, the Etheridge River, flows through the locality from south to west with their confluence in the west of the locality.[3]
The locality takes its name from the Abingdon Downs cattle station which, being approximately 445,000 hectares (4,450 km2), occupies much of the locality. Its homestead is located in the west of the locality (17.6044°S 143.1807°E) with the Abingdon Downs Airport immediately to the south.[3] As at 2016, the station was carrying 16,000 Brahman cattle.[4]
In the 2016 census, Abingdon Downs had "no people or a very low population".[5]
In the 2021 census, Abingdon Downs had a population of 17 people.[1]
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