Crohamhurst, Queensland

Crohamhurst
Queensland
Former Crohamhurst Observatory, 2007
Crohamhurst is located in Queensland
Crohamhurst
Crohamhurst
Coordinates26°48′30″S 152°51′40″E / 26.8083°S 152.8611°E / -26.8083; 152.8611 (Crohamhurst (centre of locality))
Population219 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density10.68/km2 (27.67/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4519
Area20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Crohamhurst:
Wootha Maleny Bald Knob
Peachester Crohamhurst Bald Knob
Peachester Peachester Peachester

Crohamhurst is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Crohamhurst had a population of 219 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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Crohamhurst – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48592)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Rainfall and Temperature Records". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.