Chewko QLD 4880

Living Here

Chewko is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 213 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,218 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tablelands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chewko itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 hospital

  • Mareeba Hospital

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 5.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 62%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

49,404 bird observations recorded near Chewko — most often seen:

• Eastern Brown Honeyeater (3,269)
• Eastern Peaceful Dove (3,067)
• Cape York Yellow Honeyeater (2,817)
• Double-barred Finch (2,307)
• Eastern White-throated Honeyeater (2,229)
• Southern Magpie-lark (2,109)
• Bar-shouldered Dove (1,974)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (1,959)
• Rainbow Bee-eater (1,686)
• Olive-backed Sunbird (1,587)
• Eastern Little Friarbird (1,553)
• Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,551)
• Black-headed Pardalote (1,549)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Chewko:

• Arriga (5.2 km)
• Walkamin (9.3 km)
• Mareeba (9.4 km)
• Paddys Green (9.6 km)
• Mutchilba (16.7 km)
• Tolga (18.7 km)
• Glen Russell (20.4 km)
• Biboohra (21.1 km)

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