Gurulmindi, Queensland

Gurulmundi is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Gurulmundi had a population of 7 people.[1]

Gurulmundi
Queensland
Gurulmundi
Coordinates26.385°S 150.1305°E / -26.385; 150.1305
Population7 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0275/km2 (0.071/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4415
Area254.5 km2 (98.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Gurulmundi:
Guluguba Guluguba Pelham
Woleebee Gurulmundi Pelham
Glenaubyn Kowguran Hookswood

History

The location takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning low hills.[2]

Gurulmindi Provisional School opened on 27 February 1928. It became Gurulmindi State School on 1 January 1944. It closed on 10 May 1965.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurulmundi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gurulmundi – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47707)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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