| Type: | suburb |
| Whichello | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.2941°N 151.998°W |
| Pop: | 31 |
| Postcode: | 4352 |
| Area: | 11.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 10.4 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Crows Nest |
| Dist2: | 29.1 |
| Dir2: | NNE |
| Location2: | Highfields |
| Dist3: | 44.1 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Toowoomba CBD |
| Dist4: | 154 |
| Dir4: | WNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Toowoomba Region |
| Stategov: | Condamine |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Plainby |
| Near-Ne: | Crows Nest |
| Near-E: | Pechey |
| Near-Se: | Pechey |
| Near-S: | Groomsville |
| Near-Sw: | Groomsville |
| Near-W: | Plainby |
| Near-Nw: | Plainby |
Whichello is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Whichello had a population of 31 people.
Whichello is on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It is bounded to the north-east by the Great Dividing Range.[2]
The terrain ranges from above sea level. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[3]
The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east (Pechey) to south (Groomsville).[4]
Whichello Provisional School opened on 18 April 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Whichello State School. It closed on 22 January 1942. It was on a 5acres site on the northern side of Whichello School Road .[5] [6] The site is now a park.
Whichello Methodist Church opened in March 1907.[7] It was on a 1acres on the northern side of Whichello School Road, appox east of the school. The timber church could seat 50 people. In 1952, the church building was relocated to Wilsonton.[8]
In the, Whichello had a population of 31 people.
In the, Whichello had a population of 31 people.
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.[9]