Chatsworth is a rural
locality
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in the
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was create ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the Chatsworth had a population of 1,055 people.
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Geography
Chatsworth is located about north-northwest of Gympie
Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The ...
, Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
Fishermans Pocket State Forest occupies a large section of the south west of Chatsworth.
History
Historically, the suburb was mostly used for dairy farming, but is now predominantly used for residential land. The area was once part of the Shire of Cooloola
The Shire of Cooloola was a local government area located about north of Brisbane – the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and was the product of a merger in 1993 between the City of Gympie and the Shire ...
a former local government area.
Chatsworth Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 16 August 1885. It was on the Chatsworth Road (now the Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...
). In November 1937, the Methodist Church at Chatsworth was relocated to a new site adjacent to the South Side State School (about away, where it was officially opened by Reverend Ira Menear.
On Sunday 11 October 1885 St Jude's Anglican church opened at Chatsworth.
Chatsworth Provisional School opened on 18 April 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Chatsworth State School.
Heritage listings
Chatsworth has the following heritage listings:
* 3 Allen Road: Chatsworth Hall
* 15 Rammutt Road: Chatsworth School
Education
Chatsworth State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Rammutt Road ().special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
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Amenities
Expansion Church (formerly Christian Family Church) is at 38 Fritz Road (). It is a member of the Australian Christian Churches
The Australian Christian Churches (ACC), formerly Assemblies of God in Australia, is a network of Pentecostal churches in Australia affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, which is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the w ...
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Suburbs of Gympie
Localities in Queensland