Cawarral
Town in Queensland, Australia
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Cawarral is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 23.2562°S 150.6735°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 831 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.042/km2 (41.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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History
Cawarral State School opened on 13 July 1874.[4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Cawarral had a population of 726 people.[5]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people.[1]
Education
Cawarral State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 125 Annie Drive (23.2539°S 150.6756°E).[7][8] In 2015, Cawarral State School had an enrolment of 87 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 85 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[10]
There are no secondary schools in Cawarral. The nearest government secondary schools are Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north-east and Glenmore State High School in Kawana in Rockhampton to the south-west.[11]
Facilities
The Cawarral Cemetery is on the corner of Cemetery Road and Helena Lane (23.2630°S 150.6645°E) and is managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.[12]
