Whichello, Queensland
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- 10.4 km (6 mi) SW of Crows Nest
- 29.1 km (18 mi) NNE of Highfields
- 44.1 km (27 mi) N of Toowoomba CBD
- 154 km (96 mi) WNW of Brisbane
Suburbs around Whichello: | ||
Plainby | Plainby | Crows Nest |
Plainby | Whichello | Pechey |
Groomsville | Groomsville | Pechey |
Whichello is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Whichello had a population of 31 people.[1]
Geography
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Whichello is on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It is bounded to the north-east by the Great Dividing Range.[3]
The terrain ranges from 560 to 75 metres (1,837 to 246 ft) above sea level. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]
The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east (Pechey) to south (Groomsville).[5]
History
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Whichello Provisional School opened on 18 April 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Whichello State School. It closed on 22 January 1942.[6][7] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the northern side of Whichello School Road (27°17′32″S 152°00′39″E / 27.29223°S 152.01097°E / -27.29223; 152.01097 (Whichello State School (former))).[8][9] The site is now a park.[10]
Whichello Methodist Church opened in March 1907.[11] It was on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) on the northern side of Whichello School Road (27°17′35″S 152°00′51″E / 27.29296°S 152.01425°E / -27.29296; 152.01425 (Whichello Methodist Church (former))), appox 325 metres (1,066 ft) east of the school.[8][9] The timber church could seat 50 people. In 1952, the church building was relocated to Wilsonton.[12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Whichello had a population of 31 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Whichello had a population of 31 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Whichello. The nearest government primary schools are Crows Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the north-east and Goombungee State School in Goombungee to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.[14]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whichello (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Whichello – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48094)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Whichello, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 9273, Whichello State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Crows Nest" (Map). Queensland Government. 1945. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Parish of Douglas" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "DOWNS NEWS". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLIX, no. 7, 969. Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1907. p. 7. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Whichello Methodist Church | Whichello". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whichello (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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