Chewko
QLD 4880 · Mareeba
213 (2021) → 217 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Chewko is a suburb in Mareeba, QLD 4880, about 1398km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Chewko are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 42km inland. Chewko has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4880 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: Italy (3.76%), PNG (3.29%), New Zealand (1.41%), USA (1.41%)
Top languages: Italian (4.23%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 955 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Two Rivers Community SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.4km
- St Stephen's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.3kmICSEA 1041
- Walkamin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 1000
- Mareeba State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 886
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.8kmICSEA 1002
- Mareeba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 855
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Chewko
How far is Chewko from Brisbane CBD?
Chewko is about 1398.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Chewko?
Chewko has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Chewko?
Chewko has a transport score of 0/100.