Cawarral

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]

Cawarral Queensland
Cawarral, 2016
Cawarral
Coordinates	23.2562°S 150.6735°E / -23.2562; 150.6735 (Cawarral (town centre))
Population	831 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	16.042/km2 (41.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	24.1 km (15 mi) SW of Yeppoon 28.4 km (18 mi) NE of Rockhampton 644 km (400 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Livingstone
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Localities around Cawarral: Mulara Bondoola Tanby Ironpot Cawarral Coorooman Mount Chalmers Tungamull Coowonga

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 / -23.2539; 150.6756 (Cawarral State School)).^[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

Cawarral cemetery, 2016

The Cawarral Cemetery is on the corner of Cemetery Road and Helena Lane (23.2630°S 150.6645°E / -23.2630; 150.6645 (Cawarral Cemetery)) and is managed by the Livingstone Shire Council.^[12]