Gurulmindi, Queensland

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Gurulmundi
Queensland
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Gurulmundi
Coordinates 26°23′06″S150°07′50″E / 26.385°S 150.1305°E / -26.385; 150.1305 Coordinates: 26°23′06″S150°07′50″E / 26.385°S 150.1305°E / -26.385; 150.1305
Population7 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.0275/km2 (0.071/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4415
Area254.5 km2 (98.3 sq mi)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Gurulmundi:
Guluguba Guluguba Pelham
Woleebee Gurulmundi Pelham
Glenaubyn Kowguran Hookswood

Gurulmundi is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Gurulmundi had a population of 7 people. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Western Downs Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of 38,039 square kilometres (14,687 sq mi), which is approximately the same size as the country of Switzerland, although with a population at the last census of close to 33,000, it is over 235 times less densely populated.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

History

The location takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning low hills. [2]

Gurulmindi Provisional School opened on 27 February 1928. It became Gurulmindi State School on 1 January 1944. It closed on 10 May 1965. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurulmundi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Gurulmundi - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47707)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 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