Garradunga

Garradunga is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Garradunga had a population of 142 people.[1]

Garradunga
Queensland
Garradunga
Coordinates17.4591°S 146.0005°E / -17.4591; 146.0005
Population142 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density17.53/km2 (45.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location13.2 km (8 mi) N of Innisfail
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Garradunga:
Eubenangee Eubenangee Eubenangee
Eubenangee Garradunga Jubilee Heights
Vasa Views Daradgee Jubilee Heights

Geography

Garradunga is located north of Innisfail.

History

It has been suggested that the locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named on 10 October 1918 by the Queensland Railways Department, using an Aboriginal word meaning feasting place on a ridge.[2] However, the name was already in use in the area prior to that time.[3]

Garradunga Provisional School opened circa June 1902 and later that year due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1903 but low student numbers resulted in it being closed permanently in 1904.[4]

Garradunga Post Office opened on 1 April 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1923, and between 1901 and 1906).[5]

In the 2011 census, Garradunga had a population of 329 people.[6]

Heritage listings

Garradunga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Garradunga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Garradunga - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45699)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "COMMISSION OF THE PEACE". The Brisbane Courier. LX (14, 432). Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Garradunga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. "McCowat's Farm (entry 600632)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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