Goondi Bend, Queensland

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Goondi Bend
Innisfail,  Queensland
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Goondi Bend
Coordinates 17°31′19″S146°00′29″E / 17.5219°S 146.0080°E / -17.5219; 146.0080 (Goondi Bend (centre of locality))
Population570 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density228/km2 (591/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4860
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Goondi Bend:
Goondi Goondi Cullinane
Hudson Goondi Bend Goondi Hill
Hudson Bamboo Creek Goondi Hill

Goondi Bend is a mixed-use locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Goondi Bend had a population of 570 people. [1]

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Geography

The Bruce Highway (known locally as Palmerston Drive) enters the locality from the south-east (Goondi Hill) and exits to the west (Belvedere/Goondi). [3]

The North Coast railway line enters from the east (Goondi Hill) and forms the north-east boundary of the locality, exiting to the north (Goondi / Sundown). [3]

The land use is a mix of residential and crop growing, including sugarcane. [3]

History

The name Goondi is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning elbow. [2]

Goondi Provisional School opened on 17 February 1898. On 1 January 1909, it became Goondi State School. [4] It was originally located on the south side of Goondi Mill Road in Goondi, [5] [6] but, by 1974, had relocated to the school's present location in Goondi Bend. [7] [8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goondi Bend had a population of 594 people. [9]

In the 2021 census, Goondi Bend had a population of 570 people. [1]

Education

Goondi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 78 Maple Street ( 17°31′22″S146°00′36″E / 17.5228°S 146.0099°E / -17.5228; 146.0099 (Goondi State School) ). [10] [11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 374 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 359 students with 24 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). [13]

There are no secondary schools in Goondi Bend. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the east. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goondi Bend (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Goondi Bend – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Innisfail" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m403" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "8162 Innisfail" (Map). Queensland Government. 1974. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Goondi State School". Goondi State School. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goondi Bend (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Goondi State School". Goondi State School. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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