Goondi, Queensland
| Goondi Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Goondi Sugar Mill, 1930 | |||||||||||||||
  Goondi | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°30′15″S 146°00′19″E / 17.50417°S 146.00528°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4860 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Goondi is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Goondi is riverside land wrapped around the southern side of an elbow-shaped bend in the Johnstone River. It is very flat land, being 0 to 10 metres above sea level, and is predominantly used for growing sugar cane and bananas. Reid Creek flows from the north-east of the locality from neighbouring Sundown though to the Johnstone River in the north of the locality. There is very little residential development in Goondi.[3]
The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the south-western edge of Goondi crossing the Johnstone River at the Sir Joseph McAvoy Bridge, while the North Coast railway line travels from south to north along Goondi's north-eastern border and crosses the Johnstone River. There is a private cane train tramway in the west of the locality, used to transport harvested sugar cane to the local sugar mill.[3]
History
The name "Goondi' is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning "elbow", referring to the bend in the river.[2]
The Goondi Sugar Mill opened in 1883, probably located at the end of Goondi Mill Road near the Johnstone River (17°30′32″S 146°00′07″E / 17.5089°S 146.0020°E ). It closed in 1987 after being taken over by Bundaberg Sugar.[4]
Goondi State School opened on 17 February 1898.[5]
Education
Although there is a Goondi State School, it is not located in Goondi but at 78 Maple Street in neighbouring Goondi Bend.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goondi (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Goondi (entry 45702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Goondi". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Schools in Queensland". Education Queensland. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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External links
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