Location Profiles

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District

CHILLAGOE

Chillagoe is a small, isolated and historic town situated on the western side of the beautiful Atherton Tablelands. Originally a cattle grazing area, Chillagoe became a successful mining town when copper and silver deposits were discovered in 1887. Gold, silver, copper and lead were extracted in the region, attracting a population of 10,000 at its peak. Speculated to be the next “Broken Hill”, the region experienced a major and disappointing bust when the supply dried up. The mine closed in 1943. Today, local industries include a limeworks, marble mining, cattle and tourism. Chillagoe has much to offer visitors, from stunning outback scenery and historical mining attractions to aboriginal art sites and spectacular limestone caves.

Population: 220

Queensland Health facilities in District: 10

• Read more about Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District
• Read more about Chillagoe’s key health facility Chillagoe Hospital   

Services

• Chillagoe State School (Year 1 to Year 7)
  
• Service station
  
• Police station
  
• Hotels
  
• Supermarket
  
• Australia Post
  
• Tourist Information Centre, The Hub

Sporting, Recreation & Interests

• The Hub
  
• Chillagoe Museum
  
• Old State Smelters
  
• Chillagoe-Montana National Park
  
• Royal Arch and Donna Caves
  
• Bauhinia and Pompeii Caves
  
• Balancing Rock
  
• The Archways, an open daylight cave system
  
• Aboriginal art sites
  
• Chillagoe Caving Club
  
• Mungana, the site of Lady Jane and Girofla copper mines
  
• Town cemetery
  
• Camping
  
• Bird watching
  
• Bush walking
  
• Annual rodeo
  
• Shooters club

Location

1,830 km north of Brisbane
140 km west of Mareeba
204 km west of Cairns

Access

Climate

(Climate graph of Mareeba, 140 km east of Chillagoe)

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