| Kawungan Hervey Bay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kawungan | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 25°18′24″S152°50′49″E / 25.3066°S 152.8469°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,460 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 958/km2 (2,481/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4655 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hervey Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Kawungan is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kawungan had a population of 5,460 people. [1]
The suburb is mostly flat land ranging from 20 to 30 metres (66 to 98 ft) above sea level with some hillier terrain towards the south of the suburb, up to 60 metres (200 ft). The northern part of the suburb is used for residential purposes while the southern part of the suburb, which is on the current urban edge of Hervey Bay's development, is partly residential and partly farmland, used for grazing on native vegetation. [3]
The suburb was officially named and bounded by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1980. Kawungan is reported to be from the Kabi language word, with kai wung referring to the scrub magpie ( Strepera graculina ) and dha/gun meaning place, thus place of the scrub magpie. [2]
Hervey Bay Special School opened on 11 March 1986. [4]
In the 2016 census, Kawungan had a population of 4,816 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Kawungan had a population of 5,460 people. [1]
Kawungan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Kawungan State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Grevillea Street ( 25°17′50″S152°50′59″E / 25.2972°S 152.8496°E ). [8] [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 897 students with 73 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). [10] It includes a special education program. [8]
Hervey Bay Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 23 Frangipanni Avenue ( 25°17′47″S152°51′08″E / 25.2963°S 152.8523°E ). [8] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 106 students with 29 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). [10]
There are no secondary schools in the suburb. The nearest secondary schools are Hervey Bay State High School in neighbouring Pialba to the north-west and Urangan State High School in Urangan to the east. [12]
There are a number of parks in the area, including:
Baycrest retirement village is at 99 Doolong Road ( 25°18′31″S152°50′37″E / 25.3087°S 152.8436°E ). It includes the Baycrest RSL aged care facility ( 25°18′29″S152°50′41″E / 25.3080°S 152.8448°E ). [14]
A chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is at 29 Grevillea Road ( 25°17′53″S152°50′56″E / 25.2981°S 152.8489°E ). [15] [16]
Hervey Bay is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to the Coral Sea between the Queensland mainland and nearby K'gari. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north, ferry access to K'gari, accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing, calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. In October 2019, Hervey Bay was named the First Whale Heritage Site in the world by the World Cetacean Alliance, for its commitment to and practices of sustainable whale and dolphin watching.
The Great Sandy Strait is a strait in the Australian state of Queensland of 70 kilometres (43 mi) length which separates mainland Queensland from K'gari. It is also a locality in the Fraser Coast Region local government area. To the north of the strait is Hervey Bay. In the 2021 census, Great Sandy Strait had "no people or a very low population".
River Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of River Heads had a population of 2,044 people.
Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, but the town itself is within Gympie Region. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,293 people.
Narangba is a town and suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of Brisbane CBD. This suburb has rural origins, but is being redeveloped as a residential suburb on the outskirts of the greater Brisbane metropolitan area. In the 2021 census, Narangba had a population of 20,910 people.
Cashmere is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cashmere had a population of 4,970 people.
Torquay is a coastal suburb in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Torquay had a population of 6,533 people.
Colton railway station is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line in Queensland. It was the junction for the Urangan railway line that extended from Colton to Takura, Stockyard Creek, Walligan, Nikenbah, Urraween, Kawungan, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and finally Urangan and the Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay. Much of the Urangan line has now been removed, as has Colton station itself.
Hervey Bay railway line, sometimes known as Urangan railway line, is a closed railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in 1896 to Pialba and it was extended to Urangan in 1913. It was extended to the end of the Urangan Pier in 1917, along with the opening of the pier. It was closed in 1993.
Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Pialba had a population of 4,151 people.
Urangan is a coastal suburb of the city of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Urangan had a population of 10,988 people.
Booral is a coastal locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Booral had a population of 1,636 people.
Torbanlea is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Torbanlea had a population of 841 people.
Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Burrum Heads had a population of 2,538 people.
Urraween is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Urraween had a population of 7,951 people.
Nikenbah is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Nikenbah had a population of 1,234 people.
Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people.
Toogoom is a coastal town and rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2021 census, Toogoom had a population of 2,596.
Hervey Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea in the Bundaberg Region and Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The bay covers 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) with a main opening facing northwards. The northern end of the bay is about 80 km wide and its average depth is about 20 metres. In the south of the bay lies the Great Sandy Strait. The Mary River, Burrum River and Burnett River flow into the bay. Hervey Bay is partly protected from oceanic swells by the southern extension of the Great Barrier Reef. To the east of the bay is Fraser Island.
Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road is a continuous 44.9 kilometres (27.9 mi) road route in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 57. It is a state-controlled regional road.
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