| Kinkuna Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kinkuna | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°01′31″S152°26′51″E / 25.0252°S 152.4475°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 105 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.923/km2 (2.390/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people. [1]
The Elliott River forms part of the northern boundary of the locality, while the Coral Sea (specifically Hervey Bay) forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. [3]
The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west (Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station ( 25°03′10″S152°23′45″E / 25.0529°S 152.3959°E ) and the former Gotlow railway station ( 24°59′33″S152°22′59″E / 24.9924°S 152.3831°E ), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway). [4] [5] [6] [7]
Most of the locality is within the Burrum Coast National Park which extends into neighbouring Woodgate and Goodwood to the south. [8] The area outside the national park is within the north-west of the locality; the land use there is predominantly growing sugarcane and other crops with some rural residential housing mostly beside the Elliott River. [9]
Gotlow railway station was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala . [7]
The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaning " laughing ". [10]
The Burrum Coast National Park was established in 1999 as the amalgamation of the Kinkuna, Woodgate and Burrum River national parks. [11]
In the 2016 census, Kinkuna had a population of 111 people. [12]
In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people. [1]
There are no schools in Kinkuna. The nearest government primary school is Alloway State School in neighbouring Alloway to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South. There are also non-government schools in Bundaberg and its suburbs. [13]
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