Chewko
Suburb of Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Chewko is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Chewko had a population of 213 people.
01Geography
Chewko has the following mountains:
- Mount Abbot (17°02′08″S 145°22′35″E / 17.0355°S 145.3763°E / -17.0355; 145.3763 (Mount Abbot)) 601 metres (1,972 ft)
- Mount Aunt (17°05′24″S 145°23′12″E / 17.0901°S 145.3868°E / -17.0901; 145.3868 (Mount Aunt)) 765 metres (2,510 ft)
- Mount Uncle (17°06′32″S 145°22′39″E / 17.1090°S 145.3774°E / -17.1090; 145.3774 (Mount Uncle)) 754 metres (2,474 ft)
Chewko railway station is on the Tablelands railway line (17°04′24″S 145°22′26″E / 17.0734°S 145.3740°E / -17.0734; 145.3740 (Chewko railway station)).
02Demographics
In the 2016 census Chewko had a population of 194 people.
In the 2021 census, Chewko had a population of 213 people.
03Education
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.
04Attractions
Granite Gorge Nature Park is known for its large granite rock formations and Mareeba rock wallabies. It is at 332 Paglietta Road (17°02′32″S 145°21′04″E / 17.0421°S 145.3512°E / -17.0421; 145.3512 (Granite Gorge Nature Park)).
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Chewko QLD 4880, Australia - panoramio (1).jpg by Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Klokan nenápadný - Petrogale mareeba - Mareeba Rock-wallaby.jpg by Jiří Jech, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Granite Gorge Nature Park - panoramio (1).jpg by Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0
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