Crohamhurst, Queensland
| Crohamhurst Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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_(2007).jpg) Former Crohamhurst Observatory, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
  Crohamhurst | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°48′30″S 152°51′40″E / 26.8083°S 152.8611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 217 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.59/km2 (27.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4519 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Crohamhurst is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Crohamhurst had a population of 217 people.[1]
In 1893, Crohamhurst recorded 907 mm (35.7 in) of rain in one day during the passage of a cyclone, which is the record highest 24-hour rainfall in Australia.[3]
Geography
Most of the southern boundary is marked by the Stanley River. The north of Crohamhurst is protected within a section of the Glass House Mountains National Park. Also in the area is the Crohamhurst State Forest, Candle Mountain and Mount Blanc.
History
In 1893, Crohamhurst recorded 907 mm (35.7 in) of rain in one day during the passage of a cyclone, which is the record highest 24-hour rainfall in Australia.[3] The recording was taken by a recently departed employee of the Queensland Meteorological Service Inigo Jones. The 20-year-old Jones, later became a controversial climate forecaster, believing that weather patterns were influenced by electromagnetic effects of far away planets.
Crohamhurst State School opened on 21 July 1913. It closed on 14 October 1960.[4][5]
At the 2011 census Crohamhurst recorded a population of 203.[6]
Heritage listings
Crohamhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 131 Crohamhurst Road: former Crohamhurst Observatory[7]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crohamhurst (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Crohamhurst – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48592)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Rainfall and Temperature Records". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 5959, Crohamhurst State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOLS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 27 June 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Crohamhurst (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Crohamhurst Observatory (former) (entry 602682)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
Further reading
- Harden, W. P. H. (1 January 1940), The history of the Peachester and Crohamhurst district, The Historical Society of Queensland, retrieved 10 July 2016 — available online