Gunyarra

Gunyarra is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Gunyarra had a population of 16 people.[1]

Gunyarra
Queensland
Gunyarra is located in Queensland
Gunyarra
Gunyarra
Coordinates20.4980°S 148.5794°E / -20.4980; 148.5794 (Gunyarra (centre of locality))
Population16 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.578/km2 (1.50/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Gunyarra:
Kelsey Creek Kelsey Creek Goorganga Plains
Silver Creek Gunyarra Goorganga Plains
Goorganga Creek Goorganga Creek Thoopara

Geography

The locality is bounded by the Bruce Highway to the east.[3]

The North Coast railway line enters from the south-east (Thoopara) and exits to the north (Kelsey Creek / Goorganga Creek).[3] Gunyarra railway station is an abandoned railway station in the south of the locality on the railway line (20.5096°S 148.5671°E / -20.5096; 148.5671 (Gunyarra railway station)).[4]

The Whitsunday Coast Airport (formerly Proserpine Airport) is in the south of the locality, west of the railway line (20.4869°S 148.5562°E / -20.4869; 148.5562 (Whitsunday Coast Airport)).[3]

The land in the east of the locality is used for irrigated cropping, mostly sugarcane. A cane tramway network passes through the south-east of the locality to deliver harvested sugarcane to the Prosperine sugar mill in Proserpine to the north.[3]

The west of the locality is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station which is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning crocodile.[2]

In the 2016 census, Gunyarra had a population of 16 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gunyarra. The nearest primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north. The nearest secondary school is Proserpine State High School in Proserpine.[3]

Amenities

On Lascelles Road in the north-east of the locality are race tracks (20.4832°S 148.5829°E / -20.4832; 148.5829 (Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club)) used by the Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club and the Whitsunday Sporting Car Club.[5][6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunyarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gunyarra – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49377)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Whitsunday Dirt Riders Club". Motorcycling Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. "Whitsunday Sporting Car Club". Whitsunday Sporting Car Club. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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