Chevallum, Queensland
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chevallum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Chevallum had a population of 467 people.[1]
Geography
Part of the western boundary of the suburb is marked by the Bruce Highway. Eudlo Creek, a tributary of the Maroochy River courses through the suburb.
History
The name Chevallum is believed to be a corruption of local Aboriginal words "cha-balan" meaning "flat place".[2]
Chevallum State School opened on 1 November 1921.[3][4][5] In 1924 it became a half-time school sharing a teacher with Ilkey State School. Later in 1924, it resumed as a full-time school.[6] The school was on the south-west corner of Chevallum Road and Chevallum School Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[7][8][9] In 1962, the school relocated to its present site.[10] The former school building on Chevallum School Road is still extant and is operated by the Lions Club as the Chevallum Community Centre.[11]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Chevallum had a population of 441 people.[12]
In the Template:CensusAU, Chevallum had a population of 467 people.[1]
Education
Chevallum State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 460 Chevallum Road (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[13][14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 478 students with 41 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 468 students with 43 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[16] The school includes a special education program.[17]
Chevallum School is participating in a national educational reform called the "New Basics", which promotes "Futures Oriented" education based on active citizenship, life pathways, interaction with the environment, and communication.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The school also operates a kitchen garden, based on permaculture principles.[18]
There are no secondary schools in Chevallum. The nearest government secondary schools are Nambour State College in Nambour to the north and Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs to the east.[9]
Economy
Chevallum is known for its strawberries and participates in the local Strawbfest. It has a local permaculture group devoted to organic and sustainable farming, which holds regular meetings at Chevallum State School.[19]
Burnside has a median household weekly income of $2,020, ranking in the top 23% for income on the Sunshine Coast. The area has a low unemployment rate of 1.0%.[20]
References
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Further reading
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