Chahpingah is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Chahpingah had a population of 26 people.

Geography

The

Great Dividing Range The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...

forms the south-western boundary of the locality. Piper Dodge Mountain is in the south-west of the locality (), rising above sea level. The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin within the catchment of the

Burnett River The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east ...

. The Boyne River enters the locality from the south-east ( Ironpot / Mannuem) and flows north-west through the locality, exiting to the north-east ( Durong). The

Chinchilla–Wondai Road Chinchilla–Wondai Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs and South Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia. Part of the route is signed as State Route 82. It is a state-controlled part regional and part district road (numbe ...

runs along part of the northern boundary. The Diamondy State Forest is in the south-west of the locality extending into the neighbouring localities of Darr Creek and Diamondy. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with some crop growing.

History

The Burrandowan Picnic Race Club was established on 27 November 1921 by 11 local men. The first race meeting was held on 13 May 1922. The first meeting was held on the 13th May, 1922 at the present site. Only grass fed horses, which had been paddocked under supervision for one month prior to the race, were eligible, and owners and jockeys had to be Club members. Membership was half a guinea, luncheon was 1/6 and afternoon tea was 9 pence.

Demographics

In the , Chahpingah had a population of 29 people. In the , Chahpingah had a population of 26 people.

Education

There are no schools in Chahpingah. The nearest government primary schools are: * Durong South State School in neighbouring Durong to the north-west * Burra Burri State School in Burra Burri to the west * Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the south-east * Crawford State School in Crawford to the east * Tingoora State School in

Tingoora Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

to the north-east The nearest government secondary schools are: *

Jandowae State School Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...

(to Year 10) in

Jandowae Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...

to the south-west * Proston State School (to Year 10) in

Proston Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Proston had a population of 410 people. Geography The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of th ...

to the north-east * Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in

Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

to the east However, students in the west of Chahpingah are too distant to attend Kingaroy State High School, so for Year 12 education, the alternatives are

distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...

and boarding school.

Amenities

Burrandowan Racecourse is on the southern side of Burra Burri Road ().

Events

The Burrandown Picnic Races are held annually at the racecourse.

References

South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthBurnett-geo-stub