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.[3][4]
The Old Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Federal) and exits to the north (Coles Creek). The current Bruce Highway passes further north-east and does not pass through Tuchekoi.[8]
The locality takes its name from Mount Tuchekoi, which in turn is believed to be a corruption of the Kabi languagedha/chu/koi meaning place of fig trees.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Tuchekoi had a population of 197 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Tuchekoi had a population of 199 people.[1]
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) in Imbil to the south-west and Noosa District State High School (to Year 12), which has its junior campus (Years 7-8) in Pomona and its senior campus (Years 9-12) in Cooroy, both to the east of Tuchekoi.[11]