| Eungella Hinterland Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Eungella Range, circa 1931 | |||||||||||||||
  Eungella Hinterland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°55′21″S148°25′21″E / 20.9225°S 148.4225°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,306.2 km2 (504.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
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Eungella Hinterland is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Eungella Hinterland had a population of 4 people. [3]
Eungella Hinterland is mountainous undeveloped terrain with individual peaks including (from north to south): [4]
The eastern half of the locality is a protected area, including the Macartney State Forest, Eungella National Park, Pelion Forest Reserve and Pelion State Forest. [4]
The locality takes its name from the town and pastoral run name, which in turn was named in July 1876 by explorer Ernest Favenc in July 1876. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning land of cloud. [2] [15]
In the 2016 census, Eungella Hinterland had a population of 3 people. [16]
In the 2021 census, Eungella Hinterland had a population of 4 people. [3]
There are no schools in Eungella Hinterland. The nearest government primary schools are Eungella State School in Eungella to the south and Pindi Pindi State School in Pindi Pindi to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Calen District State College in neighbouring Calen to the north-east. However, due to the size of the locality, some areas may be too distant to attend these schools with distance education and boarding schools being the other options. [4]
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