Gunalda
| Gunalda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Gunalda Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  Gunalda | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°59′40″S 152°33′41″E / 25.9944°S 152.5613°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 392 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.825/km2 (15.086/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Gunalda is a town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] In the 2016 census, Gunalda had a population of 392 people.[1]
Geography
The town is 196 kilometres (122 mi) from the state capital, Brisbane.
Eaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1882 and was renamed Gunalda in 1883.[5]
History
Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889 the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Gunalda State School.[6]
The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda.[2]
At the 2006 census, Gunalda and the surrounding area had a population of 574.[7]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunalda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Gunalda – town in Gympie Region (entry 15054)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Gunalda – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49520)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Gunalda – locality in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 46740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gunalda (Tiaro Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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