Chuwar, Queensland

Chuwar Brisbane, Queensland
Population:	1,323 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode:	4306
Location:	28 km (17 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA:	Brisbane Ipswich
State District:	Electoral district of Ipswich West
Federal Division:	Division of Ryan
Suburbs around Chuwar: Kholo Kholo Mount Crosby Muirlea Chuwar Karana Downs Tivoli North Tivoli Karalee

Chuwar is a suburb of both Ipswich, Australia and Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. It is 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the Ipswich central business district, 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Brisbane by road.

Chuwar, home of the Karana Gardens Estate, has a number of amenities including service station, a produce store, two churches, a motorcycle track, a vet and a local shopping centre with a major supermarket in the neighbouring suburb of Karalee. Chuwar is also home to Colleges Crossing, a popular park and river crossing on the Brisbane River with walking trails, lookouts, and clean water for swimming and fishing. Chuwar is accessible by road with Mount Crosby Road directing traffic directly to Ipswich and Karana Downs, and the Warrego Highway routing traffic to Brisbane and Toowoomba. The suburb is known for its leafy streets and solid brick homes which line Allawah Road, Landsdowne Way and Brodzig Road.

Proposed Kenmore Bypass

The Kenmore Bypass, also known as the "Western Freeway Extension" and the "Moggill Pocket Sub Arterial", was a proposed motorway from the Western Freeway at Fig Tree Pocket, to the Warrego Highway at Chuwar, connecting the suburbs of Karalee, Anstead, Pullenvale and Kenmore, diverting traffic from the Ipswich Motorway and Moggill Road.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Chuwar (Ipswich City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC31139&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Chuwar
• Main Roads site describing Stage One of the arterial
• Save Our Kenmore website, exploring all alternatives to the traffic problems in Moggill
• BRISbites: Suburban Sites (History)
• ourbrisbane.com website, Chuwar section

Coordinates: 27°33′50″S 152°46′45″E / 27.56389°S 152.77917°E / -27.56389; 152.77917