Upper Kandanga, Queensland

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Upper Kandanga
Queensland
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Kandanga Valley Provisional School, circa 1930
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Upper Kandanga
Coordinates 26°26′50″S152°31′40″E / 26.4472°S 152.5277°E / -26.4472; 152.5277 (Upper Kandanga (centre of locality))
Population49 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.403/km2 (1.044/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Elevation168–700 m (551–2,297 ft)
Area121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Upper Kandanga:
Wrattens Forest Amamoor Creek Kandanga Creek
Manumbar Upper Kandanga Imbil
Kingaham Lake Borumba Bella Creek

Upper Kandanga is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Upper Kandanga had a population of 49 people. [1]

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Geography

The terrain varies from the westernmost part of the locality at 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level to the eastern part of the locality at 168 metres (551 ft). [3]

The watercourse Kandanga Creek rises in the west of the locality and flows through the locality where it exits to the neighbouring locality of Kandanga Creek to the north-east. [4] The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, with Kandanga derived from the Aboriginal word koondangoor in the Kabi language, meaning mountainous. [3]

The higher western part of the locality is within Wrattens National Park, which extends into neighbouring Wrattens Forest to the north-west and Aramoor Creek to the north. Apart from the protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]

The main road through the locality is Kandanga Creek Road which enters the locality from the east (the locality of Kandanga Creek) and proceeds west through the locality towards the national park. [6]

History

Kandanga Valley Provisional School opened on 4 March 1926 with 12 students under headteacher Miss Mary Bothams. [7] [8] It closed 31 December 1935. [9] It was at 1620 Kandanga Creek Road ( 26°25′20″S152°33′55″E / 26.42213°S 152.56528°E / -26.42213; 152.56528 (Kandanga Valley Provisional School (former)) ). [10] [11] [12] [13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Upper Kandanga had a population of 63 people. [14]

In the 2021 census, Upper Kandanga had a population of 49 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Upper Kandanga. The nearest government primary schools are Kandanga State School in Kandanga to the east, Aramoor State School in Aramoor to the north-east, and Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil, Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie, and James Nash State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie. [15]

There are also a number of non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Kandanga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Upper Kandanga – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Kandanga Creek – watercourse in the Gympie Region (entry 17645)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "MARY VALLEY". The Daily Mail . No. 7481. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 24 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "KANDANGA". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 289. Queensland, Australia. 20 April 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 24 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kandanga Valley Provisional School". Gympie Regional Memories. Gympie Regional Libraries. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Kandanga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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