Abingdon Downs, Queensland

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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}

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| type = suburb

| name = Abingdon Downs

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| state = qld

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| coordinates = {{coord|-17.8130|143.47|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Abingdon Downs (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 17

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| postcode = 4871

| area = 5052.3

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

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| lga = Shire of Etheridge

| stategov = Traeger

| fedgov = Kennedy

| near-n = Red River

| near-ne = Bulleringa

| near-e = Amber
Fossilbrook

| near-se = Mount Surprise
Talaroo

| near-s = Georgetown

| near-sw = Georgetown

| near-w = Strathmore

| near-nw = Strathmore

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Abingdon Downs is a rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|41665|Abingdon Downs|locality in Shire of Etheridge|accessdate=26 January 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Abingdon Downs had a population of 17 people.

Geography

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.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=25 July 2017}}

The locality takes its name from the Abingdon Downs cattle station which, being approximately {{Convert|445,000|ha|km2}}, occupies much of the locality. Its homestead is located in the west of the locality ({{coord|-17.6044|143.1807|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Abingdon Downs Station}}) with the Abingdon Downs Airport immediately to the south. As at 2016, the station was carrying 16,000 Brahman cattle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.beefcentral.com/property/keough-north-qld-cattle-assets-could-raise-70m/|title=Keough North Qld cattle assets could raise $70M|last=Rowley|first=Linda|date=31 August 2016|work=Beef Central|access-date=25 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725131310/https://www.beefcentral.com/property/keough-north-qld-cattle-assets-could-raise-70m/|archive-date=25 July 2017|url-status = live}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Abingdon Downs had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30005|name=Abingdon Downs (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Abingdon Downs had a population of 17 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30005|name=Abingdon Downs (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

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