Kinkuna, Queensland

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Kinkuna
Queensland
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Kinkuna
Coordinates 25°01′31″S152°26′51″E / 25.0252°S 152.4475°E / -25.0252; 152.4475 (Kinkuna (centre of locality))
Population105 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.923/km2 (2.390/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4670
Area113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Kinkuna:
Alloway Calavos Coonarr
Elliott Kinkuna Coral Sea
Goodwood Woodgate Woodgate

Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people. [1]

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Geography

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 / -25.0529; 152.3959 (Kinkuna railway station) ) and Gotlow railway station ( 24°59′33″S152°22′59″E / 24.9924°S 152.3831°E / -24.9924; 152.3831 (Gotlow railway station) ), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway). [3] [4] [5]

Gotlow is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality near the Gotlow railway station ( 25°00′00″S152°23′00″E / 25.0000°S 152.3833°E / -25.0000; 152.3833 (Gotlow) ). [6]

History

Gotlow takes its name from the Gotlow railway station, which was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala . [6]

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 ". [7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people. [8]

In the 2021 census, Kinkuna had a population of 105 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kinkuna (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Kinkuna – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 50042)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Kinkuma – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 18253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Gotlow – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 14456)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. "Kinkuna – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 18253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinkuna (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg