Whichello is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Whichello had a population of 31 people.

Geography

Whichello is on the

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in southern Queensland. It is bounded to the north-east by the

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. The terrain ranges from above sea level. The land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation with some crop growing. The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east ( Pechey) to south ( Groomsville).

History

Whichello Provisional School opened on 18 April 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Whichello State School. It closed on 22 January 1942. It was on a site on the northern side of Whichello School Road (). The site is now a park. Whichello Methodist Church opened in March 1907. It was on a on the northern side of Whichello School Road (), appox east of the school. The timber church could seat 50 people. In 1952, the church building was relocated to Wilsonton.

Demographics

In the , Whichello had a population of 31 people. In the , Whichello had a population of 31 people.

Education

There are no schools in Whichello. The nearest government primary schools are Crows Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the north-east and Goombungee State School in

Goombungee Goombungee is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,066 people. Geography Goombungee is north-west of Toowoomba ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland