Tungamull

Tungamull Queensland
Daniel Hawke, Tungamull storekeeper, circa 1920
Tungamull
Coordinates	23°19′57″S150°41′49″E / 23.3325°S 150.6969°E / -23.3325; 150.6969 (Tungamull (centre of locality))
Population	429 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	7.772/km2 (20.13/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	55.2 km2 (21.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	18.6 km (12 mi) SW of Emu Park 24.5 km (15 mi) WSW of Yeppoon 26.7 km (17 mi) NE of Rockhampton CBD 665 km (413 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
Suburbs around Tungamull: Mount Chalmers Cawarral Coowonga Mount Chalmers Tungamull Coowonga Nankin Nankin Joskeleigh

Tungamull is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Tungamull had a population of 429 people. ^[1]

Geography

The north of the locality has rural residential properties with some other pockets of rural residential properties in the south-east of the locality. Most of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation. ^[3]

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south to north. ^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tungamull had a population of 443 people. ^[5]

In the 2021 census, Tungamull had a population of 429 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Tungamull. The nearest government primary schools are Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the north, Coowonga State School in neighbouring Coowonga to the north-east, and Keppel Sands State School in Keppel Sands to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north and North Rockhampton State High School in Frenchville, Rockhampton, to the west. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tungamull (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Tungamull – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49426)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "Tungamull, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tungamull (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.