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Cawdor
Queenslandhamlet
Total population
420
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cawdor is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cawdor had a population of 420 people.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The locality takes its name from the former Cawdor railway station, named by the Queensland Railway Department to be named after a character from William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. Cawdor Provisional School opened in October 1893. It had become Cawdor State School by 1897. It closed in 1951. It was on a land parcel at 149 Cawdor Drive ().
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves4,051
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves3,361
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves3,153
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves3,028
- Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves2,892
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves2,860
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves2,741
- Pale-headed RosellaPlatycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves2,714
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Queensland
- Gowrie Junction2 mi away
- Meringandan3.1 mi away · pop. 530
- Charlton5.3 mi away
- Kingsthorpe6.1 mi away · pop. 2,012
- Gowrie Mountain6.5 mi away
- Murphys Creek8.8 mi away · pop. 233
- Withcott9.1 mi away · pop. 1,796
- Hampton12.2 mi away · pop. 442
- Flagstone Creek15.4 mi away
- Lilydale16.3 mi away
- Crows Nest16.7 mi away · pop. 1,808
- Ramsay17.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Cawdor, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API