Crohamhurst, Queensland

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Crohamhurst
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Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Crohamhurst%2C_Queensland&params=-26.8138_N_152.8802_E_type:city(203)_region: 26°48′50″S 152°52′49″E / 26.8138°S 152.8802°E / -26.8138; 152.8802]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Crohamhurst%2C_Queensland&params=-26.8138_N_152.8802_E_type:city(203)_region: 26°48′50″S 152°52′49″E / 26.8138°S 152.8802°E / -26.8138; 152.8802]
Country Australia Australia
State Queensland
Population (2011)
 • Total 203

Crohamhurst is a rural community in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] At the 2011 Australian Census Crohamhurst recorded a population of 203.[2] 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]

Heritage listings

Crohamhurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 131 Crohamhurst Road: Crohamhurst Observatory (former)[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Crohamhurst". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Crohamhurst (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Rainfall and Temperarure Records". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Crohamhurst Observatory (former) (entry 654)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14. 



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