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Gunyarra

Coordinates: 20°29′53″S 148°34′46″E / 20.4980°S 148.5794°E / -20.4980; 148.5794 (Gunyarra (centre of locality))
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Gunyarra
Queensland
Gunyarra is located in Queensland
Gunyarra
Gunyarra
Coordinates20°29′53″S 148°34′46″E / 20.4980°S 148.5794°E / -20.4980; 148.5794 (Gunyarra (centre of locality))
Population30 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.08/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Gunyarra:
Kelsey Creek Kelsey Creek Goorganga Plains
Silver Creek Gunyarra Goorganga Plains
Goorganga Creek Goorganga Creek Thoopara

Gunyarra is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gunyarra had a population of 30 people.[1]

Geography

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The locality is bounded by the Bruce Highway to the east.[3]

The North Coast railway line enters from the south-east (Thoopara) and exits to the north (Kelsey Creek / Goorganga Creek).[3] Gunyarra railway station is an abandoned railway station in the south of the locality on the railway line (20°30′35″S 148°34′02″E / 20.5096°S 148.5671°E / -20.5096; 148.5671 (Gunyarra railway station)).[4]

The Whitsunday Coast Airport (formerly Proserpine Airport) is in the south of the locality, west of the railway line (20°29′13″S 148°33′22″E / 20.4869°S 148.5562°E / -20.4869; 148.5562 (Whitsunday Coast Airport)).[3]

The land in the east of the locality is used for irrigated cropping, mostly sugarcane. A cane tramway network passes through the south-east of the locality to deliver harvested sugarcane to the Prosperine sugar mill in Proserpine to the north.[3]

The west of the locality is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

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The locality takes its name from the railway station which is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning crocodile.[2]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Gunyarra had a population of 16 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Gunyarra had a population of 30 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Gunyarra. The nearest primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north. The nearest secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine.[3]

Amenities

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On Lascelles Road in the north-east of the locality are race tracks (20°29′00″S 148°34′58″E / 20.4832°S 148.5829°E / -20.4832; 148.5829 (Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club)) used by the Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club and the Whitsunday Sporting Car Club.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gunyarra (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Gunyarra – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49377)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunyarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club". Motorcycling Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Whitsunday Sporting Car Club". Whitsunday Sporting Car Club. Retrieved 9 November 2020.