Kinkuna, Queensland
Suburb of Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia
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Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 25.0252°S 152.4475°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 105 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.923/km2 (2.390/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4670 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Elliott River forms part of the northern boundary of the locality, while the Coral Sea (specifically Hervey Bay) forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.[3]
The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west (Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station (25.0529°S 152.3959°E) and the former Gotlow railway station (24.9924°S 152.3831°E), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).[4][5][6][7]
Most of the locality is within the Burrum Coast National Park which extends into neighbouring Woodgate and Goodwood to the south.[8] The area outside the national park is within the north-west of the locality; the land use there is predominantly growing sugarcane and other crops with some rural residential housing mostly beside the Elliott River.[9]
History
Gotlow railway station was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[7]
The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaning "laughing".[10]
The Burrum Coast National Park was established in 1999 as the amalgamation of the Kinkuna, Woodgate and Burrum River national parks.[11]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Kinkuna. The nearest government primary school is Alloway State School in neighbouring Alloway to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South. There are also non-government schools in Bundaberg and its suburbs.[13]
