| Chewko Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Chewko, along the Tablelands railway line, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Chewko | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°04′16″S145°22′12″E / 17.0711°S 145.37°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.047/km2 (13.07/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4880 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Chewko is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Chewko had a population of 213 people. [1]
Chewko has the following mountains:
Chewko railway station is on the Tablelands railway line ( 17°04′24″S145°22′26″E / 17.0734°S 145.3740°E ). [7]
In the 2016 census Chewko had a population of 194 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Chewko had a population of 213 people. [1]
There are no schools in Chewko. The nearest government primary schools are Mareeba State School in neighbouring Mareeba to the north-east and Walkamin State School in neighbouring Walkamin to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mareeba State High School in Mareeba. [9]
Granite Gorge Nature Park is known for its large granite rock formations and Mareeba rock wallabies. [10] [11] It is at 332 Paglietta Road ( 17°02′32″S145°21′04″E / 17.0421°S 145.3512°E ). [12]
Dimbulah is a rural town and locality in Far North Queensland, Australia, 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Cairns by road, on the Atherton Tableland. It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba. In the 2021 census, the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 975 people, a decrease from the 1,050 people in the 2016 census.
Lakeland is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 333 people.
Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kuranda had a population of 3,273 people.
Mareeba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.
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The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, inland from Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mareeba, covered an area of 53,491 square kilometres (20,653.0 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several councils in the Atherton Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.
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Mount Carbine is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Carbine had a population of 94 people.
Watsonville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Watsonville had a population of 176 people.
The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the Atherton Tableland. The rail system served by this line was unusual for Queensland in that the majority of lines that connected to it were built by private companies and later purchased by the Queensland Government.
Arriga is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It has Queensland's largest wind farm. In the 2021 census, Arriga had a population of 1,323 people.
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Desailly is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Desailly had "no people or a very low population".
Macalister Range is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Macalister Range had "no people or a very low population".
Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mulgrave had a population of 19 people.
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