Gununa, Queensland

Gununa is a rural town on Mornington Island within the locality of Wellesley Islands in the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Gununa had a population of 1,136 people.[1]

Gununa
Queensland
Gununa
Coordinates16.6657°S 139.1800°E / -16.6657; 139.1800 (Gununa (town centre))
Population1,136 (2016 census town)[1]
Postcode(s)4892
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Division of Kennedy

Geography

The town is located on the south-western end of Mornington Island within the Gulf of Carpentaria. The town faces the Appel Channel (16.682°S 139.192°E / -16.682; 139.192 (Appel Channel)) which separates it from Denham Island (16.7144°S 139.1597°E / -16.7144; 139.1597 (Denham Island)).[3][4][5]

History

The town was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 16 January 1982, having been formerly known as Mornington Island Community.[2]

Mornington Island State School opened on 28 January 1975.[6]

Gununa Post Office opened by 1982.[7]

In the 2016 census, Gununa had a population of 1,136 people,[1] which is almost all of the 1,143 people who live within the shire as a whole.[8]

Education

Mornington Island State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at Lardil Street (16.6663°S 139.1825°E / -16.6663; 139.1825 (Mornington Island State School)).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 263 students with 25 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a special education program.[9]

There are no schools offering education to Year 12 on the island; nor are there any nearby.[12] Distance education or boarding school would be the only options.

Amenities

Gununa Post Office is in Mukukiya Street (16.6635°S 139.1771°E / -16.6635; 139.1771 (Gununa Post Office))[13]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gununa (UCL)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gununa – town in Shire of Mornington (entry 15097)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Appel Channel – channel in the Shire of Mornington (entry 680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. "Denham Island – island in the Shire of Mornington (entry 9734)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mornington (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Mornington Island State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. "Community facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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