Gunnewin, Queensland

Gunnewin
Queensland
Plan for Gunnewin State School, 1932
Gunnewin is located in Queensland
Gunnewin
Gunnewin
Coordinates25°58′18″S 148°36′14″E / 25.9716°S 148.6038°E / -25.9716; 148.6038 (Gunnewin (centre of locality))
Population55 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.1301/km2 (0.3370/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area422.7 km2 (163.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Gunnewin:
Mount Hutton Injune Highland Plains
Cornwall Gunnewin Eumamurrin
Cornwall Bymount Eumamurrin

Gunnewin is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gunnewin had a population of 55 people.[1]

Geography

The former Injune railway line traversed the locality. Komine is a neighbourhood near the former Komine railway station in the far north of the locality (25°55′00″S 148°33′00″E / 25.9166°S 148.55°E / -25.9166; 148.55 (Komine)).[3] Okoro is a neighbourhood near the former Okora railway station in the north of the locality (25°57′S 148°33′E / 25.95°S 148.55°E / -25.95; 148.55 (Okoro)).[4]

History

Komine railway station was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 17 August 1920. The name is an Aboriginal name for a local large creek.[3]

Barramundi State School opened circa 1921. Circa 1925 it was renamed Komine State School. It closed in 1936.[5]

Okoro railway station was named on 22 June 1922. It is an Aboriginal word meaning Brigalow (a type of tree).[4]

The name Gunnewin was first used in 1926 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ringtailed possum or possum trap. It was used for the railway station name from 17 August 1940.[2]

Gunnewin Provisional School and Gunnewin West Provisional School both opened on 27 February 1922 as half-time schools (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). Both schools closed later in 1922.[5]

Upper Injune Provisional School opened on 11 October 1926. In 1928 it was renamed Gunnewin West State School. It closed on 1945.[5]

Gunnewin State School opened circa 1934 and closed circa 1944.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gunnewin had a population of 59 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Gunnewin had a population of 55 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gunnewin. The nearest government primary schools are Bymount East State School in neighbouring Bymount to the south and Injune State School in Injune to the north. The nearest government secondary schools is Injune State School (to Year 10). There are no secondary schools offering educaion to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gunnewin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Gunnewin – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47426)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Komine – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 18404)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Okoro – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 25258)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunnewin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2024.