Lowood, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Lowood
state = qld


caption =
lga = Somerset Regional Council
postcode = 4311
est =
pop = 1,010
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ipswich West
fedgov = Dickson
dist1 = 66
dir1 = W
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 31
dir2 = N
location2= Ipswich
dist3 = 39
dir3 = S
location3= Esk
near-nw = Clarendon
near-n = Patrick Estate
near-ne = Wivenhoe Pocket
near-w = Rifle Range
near-e = Vernor
near-sw = Tarampa
near-s = Tarampa
near-se = Glamorgan Vale

Lowood is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Brisbane River, 66 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane or 17km birds line and 31 kilometres north of Ipswich. Situated in the Somerset Regional Council Local government area, at the 2006 census, Lowood had a population of 1,010.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL334800|name=Lowood (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-10-28|quick=on] .

Lowood was established as the terminus of the Brisbane Valley branch railway in 1884 and the town grew from the subdivision around the new station. The name is derived from the "low wood" or brigalow in the Lowood area, as opposed to the tall trees elsewhere in the Brisbane Valley.

Due to its proximity to Brisbane and Ipswich, Lowood is becoming an area for hobby farmers and residential commuters. Nearby Lake Wivenhoe is a popular place for activities such as boating and fishing.

During World War II, an airfield called Lowood, which was actually located at Mount Tarampa, was the site of a military airfield operated by the Royal Australian Air Force. The airfield no longer exists but a small memorial marks its previous location. [ [http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/lowood.htm Oz at war] - Amateur historian site -Retrieved 2 November 2006.]

The airfield was the site of the 1960 Australian Grand Prix. [ Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 256 to 266]

References

External links

* [http://www.esk.qld.gov.au/lowood.htm Esk Shire Council] - Official site
* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Lowood_%5C_QLD Travelmate] - Lowood page

ee also

*No. 71 Squadron RAAF