Cheeseborough, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cheeseborough
State:qld
Coordinates:-22.7966°N 147.8589°W
Pop:16
Postcode:4702
Area:195.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Central Highlands Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Wolfang
Near-Ne:Dysart
Near-E:Retro
Near-Se:Retro
Near-S:Hibernia
Near-Sw:Theresa Creek
Near-W:Clermont
Near-Nw:Clermont

Cheeseborough is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cheeseborough had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The Gregory Highway and the Central Western railway line pass through the south-west of the locality from Hibernia to the south through to Clermont to the west.

Huntley Creek loosely bounds the locality to the west and the Peak Range to the north-east with Anvil Peak (-22.6736°N 148.0147°W) rising to 737m (2,418feet) above sea level.[2]

Top Knot Hill (-22.8833°N 147.75°W) lies between the railway line and the highway in the south-west of the locality.[3]

A small area in the north-east is within the Peak Range National Park, which extends into neighbouring Wolfang and Dysart. There is some cropping in the south-west but otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Demographics

In the, Cheeseborough had a population of 3 people.

In the, Cheeseborough had a population of 16 people.

Notes and References

  1. 18 September 2020.
  2. 18 September 2020.
  3. 18 September 2020.