Duingal, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Duingal
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.1136°N 152.0636°W
Pop:70
Postcode:4671
Area:122.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:18.0
Dir1:S
Location1:Gin Gin
Dist2:59.4
Dir2:SW
Location2:Bundaberg CBD
Dist3:359
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Hinkler
Near-N:Delan
Near-Ne:Bungadoo
Near-E:Promisedland
Near-Se:Booyal
Near-S:Booyal
Near-Sw:Morganville
Near-W:Wallaville
Near-Nw:Drinan

Duingal is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Duingal had a population of 70 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the northern boundary of the suburb.

The east of the locality is within the protected areas of Cordalba National Park and Cordalba State Forest. A section of the Booyal State Forest is in the south-west of the locality.

Elevations near the river are approximately 30m (100feet) above sea level and most of the developed land (sugar cane farms) is in this area. The rest of the locality is more mountainous rising to unnamed peaks of 140m (460feet). Duingal Creek flows from south (Booyal) to north through the locality where it becomes a tributary of the Burnett River.

The Bruce Highway enters from Booyal to the south and traverses the south-west of the locality and then crosses the Burnett River into Wallaville.

The Isis Central sugar mill operates a cane tramway through the locality for transporting the harvested sugarcane to the mill in Isis Central to the south-east.

Marule Mine is in the south-east of locality within the Cordalba State Forest (-25.143°N 152.086°W).[2] They extract agricultural lime and other minerals used to improve soil quality.[3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Duingal Creek, which in turn was named by Lewis H. Maynard and is believed to an Aboriginal word, either dewingal or tewingal meaning scrub iron bark from which spears were made.[4] [5]

Duingal Provisional School opened circa 1896. It became Duingal State School on 1 January 1909. It closed temporarily in 1909 and 1911 due to low student numbers and finally closed late 1913 or early 1914.

Demographics

In the, Duingal had a population of 77 people.

In the, Duingal had a population of 70 people.

Education

There are no schools in Duingal. The nearest government primary schools are:

The nearest secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north-west.

Notes and References

  1. 28 April 2019.
  2. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building points - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Home . 2023-09-03 . Marule Lime . en-US . 28 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228161200/https://marulelime.com.au/ . live .
  4. 28 April 2019.
  5. News: NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—113. 8 February 1936. The Courier-mail. 28 April 2019. 763. Queensland, Australia. 12. National Library of Australia. 3 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230903032302/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36785832. live.