Goondi Bend, Queensland

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Goondi Bend
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 Coordinates: 17°31′19″S146°00′29″E / 17.5219°S 146.0080°E / -17.5219; 146.0080
Population594 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density238/km2 (615/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4860
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
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 rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Goondi Bend had a population of 594 people. [1]

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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. [3]

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) ). [4] [5] 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). [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goondi Bend (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. 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. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Goondi State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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