Kinkuna, Queensland

Kinkuna is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]

Kinkuna
Queensland
Kinkuna
Coordinates25.0252°S 152.4475°E / -25.0252; 152.4475 (Kinkuna (centre of locality))
Population111 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.975/km2 (2.526/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Kinkuna:
Alloway Calavos Coonarr
Elliott Kinkuna Coral Sea
Goodwood Woodgate Woodgate

Geography

The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the locality entering the locality from the south-west (Goodwood / Woodgate), passing through Kinkuna railway station (25.0529°S 152.3959°E / -25.0529; 152.3959 (Kinkuna railway station)) and Gotlow railway station (24.9924°S 152.3831°E / -24.9924; 152.3831 (Gotlow railway station)), before exiting to the northwest (Alloway).[3][4][5]

Gotlow is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality near the Gotlow railway station (25.0000°S 152.3833°E / -25.0000; 152.3833 (Gotlow)).[6]

History

Gotlow takes its name from the Gotlow railway station, which was named on 3 April 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department and is an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[6]

The locality takes its name from the Kinkuna railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 9 April 1941. Kinkuna is an Aboriginal word meaing "laughing".[7]

In the 2016 census Kinkuna had a population of 111 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kinkuna (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kinkuna – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 50042)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Kinkuma – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 18253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. "Gotlow – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 14456)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. "Kinkuna – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 18253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2021.


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