The Dawn, Queensland


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

Geography

The Dawn is south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River, which forms its eastern boundary. Mary Valley Road 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.
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:

Demographics

At the, The Dawn had a population of 683 people.
In the, The Dawn had a population of 545 people.
In the, 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.