Chelona Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°15′32″S 149°08′30″E / 21.2588°S 149.1416°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 120 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 12.2/km2 (31.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
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Chelona is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people. [1]
The locality is bounded to the south by Sandy Creek. [3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south ( Balberra) and exits to the north ( Rosella). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south and exits to the north, further west than the highway. [3] There is also a network of cane tramways that transports harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills. [3]
The predominant land use is sugarcane farming. Most of the residential development is along the Bruce Highway. [3]
The now-abandoned Chelona railway station ( 21°15′28″S 149°07′55″E / 21.2579°S 149.1320°E) on the North Coast railway line was named on 30 October 1913 after Mount Chelona ( 21°22′40″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3778°S 149.2106°E), which was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson. [4] [5] The locality takes its name from the railway station. [2]
Chelona State School opened on 23 January 1893. [6]
A postal receiving office opened at Chelona in August 1902. It became a post office on 1 July 1927 and closed on 2 March 1964. [7]
In the 2016 census, Chelona had a population of 100 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people. [1]
Chelona State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Chelona School Access Road ( 21°15′37″S 149°08′42″E / 21.2603°S 149.1451°E). [9] [10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 107 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [11]
There is no secondary school in Chelona. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the north. [3]
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Dunrock Road near the school. [12] [13]
Chelona Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°15′32″S 149°08′30″E / 21.2588°S 149.1416°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 120 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 12.2/km2 (31.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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Chelona is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people. [1]
The locality is bounded to the south by Sandy Creek. [3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south ( Balberra) and exits to the north ( Rosella). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south and exits to the north, further west than the highway. [3] There is also a network of cane tramways that transports harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills. [3]
The predominant land use is sugarcane farming. Most of the residential development is along the Bruce Highway. [3]
The now-abandoned Chelona railway station ( 21°15′28″S 149°07′55″E / 21.2579°S 149.1320°E) on the North Coast railway line was named on 30 October 1913 after Mount Chelona ( 21°22′40″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3778°S 149.2106°E), which was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson. [4] [5] The locality takes its name from the railway station. [2]
Chelona State School opened on 23 January 1893. [6]
A postal receiving office opened at Chelona in August 1902. It became a post office on 1 July 1927 and closed on 2 March 1964. [7]
In the 2016 census, Chelona had a population of 100 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, Chelona had a population of 120 people. [1]
Chelona State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Chelona School Access Road ( 21°15′37″S 149°08′42″E / 21.2603°S 149.1451°E). [9] [10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 107 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [11]
There is no secondary school in Chelona. The nearest government secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the north. [3]
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Dunrock Road near the school. [12] [13]