Cheeseborough is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Cheeseborough had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The

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and the

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pass through the south-west of the locality from

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to the south through to Clermont to the west. Huntley Creek loosely bounds the locality to the west and the

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to the north-east with Anvil Peak () rising to above sea level. Top Knot Hill () lies between the railway line and the highway in the south-west of the locality. A small area in the north-east is within the Peak Range National Park, which extends into neighbouring Wolfang and Dysart. There is some cropping in the south-west, but the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation.

History

The Cheeseborough area is described in 1865 as being the nearest permanent water supply to Clermont and 7 miles away.

Demographics

In the , Cheeseborough had a population of 3 people. In the , Cheeseborough had a population of 16 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cheeseborough. The nearest government primary schools are Clermont State School in neighbouring Clermont to the west, Capella State School in

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to the south-east, and Dysart State School in neighbouring Dysart to the north-east. The nearest government primary schools are Clermont State High School in Clermont, Capella State High School in Capella, and

Dysart State High School Dysart State High School is a co-educational public high school in Dysart, Central Queensland, Australia, serving grades 7 through 12. Opened in 1982, it was developed from a Secondary Department attached to Dysart State School in 1978. Faci ...

in Dysart. There is also a Catholic primary school in Clermont.

References

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