Gulngai, Queensland

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Gulngai
Queensland
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Gulngai
Coordinates 17°44′54″S145°48′43″E / 17.7483°S 145.8119°E / -17.7483; 145.8119 (Gulngai (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4855 [2]
Elevation20–1,068 m (66–3,504 ft)
Area272.5 km2 (105.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Gulngai:
Palmerston Mamu Japoonvale
Koombooloomba Gulngai No 4 Branch
Jaffa
Walter Hill Walter Hill Shell Pocket
Maadi

Gulngai is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Contents

Gulngai's postcode is 4855. [2]

Geography

The locality is bounded by the ridgeline of the Walter Hill Range (midpoint 17°45′S145°48′E / 17.75°S 145.8°E / -17.75; 145.8 (Walter Hill Range) ) to the south-west. [4] [5] The ridgeline forms a drainage divide with the creeks rising on the range within Gulngai contributing to the Johnstone River basin which enters the Coral Sea between Flying Fish Point and Coquette Point. [5] There are two named peaks on the ridgeline:

with the terrain falling to 20 metres (66 ft) above sea level on the boundary with Japoonvale. [5]

The entire locality is a protected area with the north of the locality within the Wooroonooran National Park and the south of the locality within the Japoon National Park. [5]

There is only one road in the locality, Sutties Gap Road, which passes through the north-western corner of the locality, entering from Mamu to the north and exiting to Koombooloomba / Palmerston in the north-west. [5]

History

The Walter Hill Range was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple on 7 October 1873, after botanist Walter Hill, a member of Dalyrmple's 1873 expedition from Cardwell to the Endeavour River and the first curator of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens. [4]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 21 January 2000. [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population". [8]

In the 2021 census, Gulngai had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gulngai (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Gungai Postcode Australia Post
  3. 1 2 "Gulngai – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Walter Hill Range – range in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 36388)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Coleridge – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 7713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mount Marquette – mountain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 21070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gulngai (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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