Chewko
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| Chewko, along the Tablelands railway line, 2013 Chewko, along the Tablelands railway line, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 213 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.047/km2 (13.07/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4880 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Geography
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Chewko has the following mountains:
- Mount Abbot (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 601 metres (1,972 ft)[3][4]
- Mount Aunt (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 765 metres (2,510 ft)[3][5]
- Mount Uncle (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 754 metres (2,474 ft)[3][6]
Chewko railway station is on the Tablelands railway line (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[7]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In the 2016 census Chewko had a population of 194 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Chewko had a population of 213 people.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]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]
Attractions
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Granite Gorge Nature Park is known for its large granite rock formations and Mareeba rock wallabies.[10][11] It is at 332 Paglietta Road (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[12]
References
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