Rathdowney State School. In April 1928, 116 subdivided allotments of "Telemon Estate, Beaudesert" were auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. and in conjunction with M. Selwyn Smith & Son Auctioneers. 25 dairy and agricultural farms, 72 township allotments and 19 farmlets from the estate of Chris J. Collins were available. According to the map advertising the auction, the estate was 17 miles from Beaudesert and 64 miles from Brisbane. The foundations for St David's Anglican Church were laid on Saturday 9 March 1929. The church was opened and dedicated on Saturday 13 July 1929 by Bishop Henry Le Fanu. St Joseph's Catholic Church was opened on 29 September 1929 by Archbishop James Duhig. Prior to this, Catholic services were held in the Rathdowney Memorial Hall and the Rathdowney School of Arts. In 1957, Palen Creek Methodist Church was relocated to 39 Running Creek Road () in Rathdowney. In the 1970s, it was further extended with the Glenapp hall and the Barney View Lutheran Church. When the Methodist Church became part of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Palen Creek Uniting Church. It held its last service on Sunday 23 February 2014. It is now in private ownership. In the , Rathdowney had a population of 434. In the , Rathdowney had a population of 308 people. Heritage listings Rathdowney has the following heritage-listed sites: St David's Anglican Church, 8-12 Hardgrave Street and 14-18 Prior Street St Joseph's Catholic Church, 157-159 Mount Lindesay Highway Education Rathdowney State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mount Lindesay Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 39 students with 7 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The school has a swimming pool in which every spring and summer the swimming club has races on a Friday night. The swimming club also has swimming training during the week after school. Amenities Currently the small town has a police station, a small shop, a pub, a service station, a post office, memorial grounds, information centre, and a bowls club. The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Collins Street. St David's Anglican Church is at 8-12 Hardgrave Street (). St Joseph's Catholic Church is at 157-159 Mount Lindesay Highway (). Attractions There are many tours, farm stays, guest houses and other opportunities available for visitors