Gungaloon, Queensland
| Gungaloon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Plans for a Forestry overseer's residence at Gungaloon, 1934 | |||||||||||||||
  Gungaloon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°31′12″S 152°27′41″E / 25.52°S 152.4613°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.311/km2 (0.806/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4620 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 86.8 km2 (33.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Gungaloon is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Doongul Creek, a tributary of the Burrum River, forms most of the northern boundary.[3][4][5] The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) forms the southern boundary, entering from the south-east (Thinoomba / Dunmora) and exiting to the south-west (Aramara).[6]
The Old Gayndah Road enters the locality from the east (Dunmora) and exits to the west (Doongul).[6]
A section of Wongi National Park is in the west of the locality.[7] Wongi State Forest is in the north-west and the north-east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Doongul, Duckinwilla, and Dunmora.[7] Gungaloon State Forest is in the south-east of the locality.[7] Thinoomba State Forest is in the south of the locality extending into neighbouring Thinoomba.[7]
Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
[edit]It is unclear precisely when Doongal Lower Provisional School opened and closed. Subscriptions were called for in 1893 to build the school.[8] The school was operating in 1896 when a teacher was transferred there.[9] In 1915, the school building was sold for removal.[10] It was at approx 25°30′26″S 152°26′36″E / 25.50716°S 152.44329°E.[11]
Gungaloon State School opened on 27 October 1921 and closed in 1931.[12] It was on the eastern side of the junction of Thinoomba Road and Ross Road (25°34′40″S 152°26′12″E / 25.57786°S 152.43654°E), now within neighbouring Thinoomba to the south.[13]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Gungaloon had a population of 33 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Gungaloon. The nearest government primary schools are Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the east, Mungar State School in Mungar to the south-east, and Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough. There are also a number of non-government schools in Maryborough and its suburbs.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gungaloon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Gungaloon – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Gungaloon, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Doongul Creek – watercourse in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 10357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 6, 301. Queensland, Australia. 5 April 1893. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Education Department Changes". The Queenslander. Vol. L, no. 1086. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1896. p. 325. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 13, 147. Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1915. p. 7. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "County of Lennox sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gungaloon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
Further reading
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- Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.