Abergowrie

Abergowrie is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.

Abergowrie is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Abergowrie had a population of 438 people.

Gugu Badhun (also known as Koko-Badun and Kokopatun) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Charters Towers Region, particularly the localities of Greenvale and the Valley of Lagoons, and in the Upper Burdekin River area and in Abergowrie.

The town is named after the Abergowrie property, selected by James Atkinson in 1883. He coined the name from the Celtic word aber (confluence) and gowrie for Gowrie Creek, reflecting the location.On 22 October 1933, St Teresa's Agricultural College was opened by the Christian Brothers.Abergowrie Post Office opened on 1 May 1953 and closed in 1974.Abergowrie State School opened on 23 February 1953.