Mundoo, Queensland

Mundoo
Queensland
Mundoo is located in Queensland
Mundoo
Mundoo
Coordinates17°33′32″S 146°01′01″E / 17.5588°S 146.0169°E / -17.5588; 146.0169 (Mundoo (town centre))
Population197 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density44.8/km2 (116.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4860
Area4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Mundoo:
Bamboo Creek Mighell South Innisfail
Bamboo Creek Mundoo Comoon Loop
Bamboo Creek Wangan Stockton

Mundoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 197 people.[1]

Geography

The locality of Mundoo is to the south of the regional centre of Innisfail.[4]

The locality is bounded to the west by the South Johnstone River. The town of Mundoo is roughly in the centre of the locality and has a small collection of houses.[4] The town is on the north-eastern side of the Mundoo Aerodrome (17°33′34″S 146°00′44″E / 17.5594°S 146.0122°E / -17.5594; 146.0122 (Innisfail Aerodrome)).[5][6]

The vast majority of Mundoo is currently under sugar cane cultivation, the main agricultural crop for the region.[4] There are also small pockets of bananas and other tropical fruits such as pawpaw.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Wangan), passes through the town which was served by the now-abandoned Mundoo railway station (17°33′32″S 146°01′02″E / 17.5590°S 146.0172°E / -17.5590; 146.0172 (Mundoo railway station (former))), and exits to the north (Mighell). There is also a network of cane tramways through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.[7]

History

The town takes its name from the Mundoo railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 21 August 1919. It is believed to be the name of a local Aboriginal clan.[2]

Mundoo Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1895), closed in 1931, reopened in 1953 and closed again in 1974.[8]

Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Mundoo State School.[9]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Mundoo and the surrounding area had a population of 121 people.[10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 224 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundoo had a population of 197 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mundoo. Despite the name, Mundoo State School is within the neighbouring locality of Wangan to the south and is the nearest primary school. The nearest secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate, Innisfail.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mundoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mundoo – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 23439)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mundoo – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45737)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Aerodomes". Cassowary Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mundoo (Johnstone Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mundoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata