Gunyarra
Suburb of Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
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Gunyarra is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gunyarra had a population of 30 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 20.4980°S 148.5794°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 30 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.08/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4800 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
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 (20.5096°S 148.5671°E).[4]
The Whitsunday Coast Airport (formerly Proserpine Airport) is in the south of the locality, west of the railway line (20.4869°S 148.5562°E).[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
Demographics
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
There are no schools in Gunyarra. The nearest government primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine.[3]
Amenities
On Lascelles Road in the north-east of the locality are race tracks (20.4832°S 148.5829°E) used by the Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club and the Whitsunday Sporting Car Club.[6][7]
