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Tuchekoi is a rural
The '' Mary River'' forms the western boundary, while ''Skyring Creek'' forms the northern boundary and becomes a tributary of the Mary River at the north-west of the locality.
The terrain varies from above sea level. The lower land is along the Mary River and Skyring Creek, but rises towards the south and east. There is one named peak, Mount Tuchekoi, which is in the centre of the locality (), rising to .
The Old Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Federal) and exits to the north ( Coles Creek). The current
locality
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in the Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and ...
, Queensland
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, Australia. In the , Tuchekoi had a population of 199 people.
Geography
The '' Mary River'' forms the western boundary, while ''Skyring Creek'' forms the northern boundary and becomes a tributary of the Mary River at the north-west of the locality.
The terrain varies from above sea level. The lower land is along the Mary River and Skyring Creek, but rises towards the south and east. There is one named peak, Mount Tuchekoi, which is in the centre of the locality (), rising to .
The Old Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Federal) and exits to the north ( Coles Creek). The current Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...
passes further north-east and does not pass through Tuchekoi.
The land use is predominantly grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation with some plantation forestry.
Despite the name, Tuchekoi National Park is not in the locality of Tuchekoi, but in Pomona to the east.
History
The locality takes its name from Mount Tuchekoi, which in turn is believed to be a corruption of theKabi language
Gubbi Gubbi, also spelt Kabi Kabi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butc ...
''dha/chu/koi'' meaning ''place of fig trees''.
Demographics
In the , Tuchekoi had a population of 197 people. In the , Tuchekoi had a population of 199 people.Education
There are no schools in Tuchekoi. The nearest government primary school is Federal State School in neighbouring Federal to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) inImbil
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people.
Geography
Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the st ...
to the south-west and Noosa District State High School
Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
The Cooroy campus was established in 1963, and as of 2016, had 1335 students. The school has two campuses in ...
(to Year 12), which has its junior campus (Years 7-8) in Pomona and its senior campus (Years 9-12) in Cooroy
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people.
Geography
Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa ...
, both to the east of Tuchekoi.
There is an outdoor education centre at 115 Kress Road ().
References
{{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland