Garradunga Explained

Type:suburb
Garradunga
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.4591°N 146.0005°W
Pop:170
Postcode:4860
Area:8.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.7
Dir1:N
Location1:Innisfail
Dist2:79.6
Dir2:S
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:272
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1635
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill

Garradunga is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Garradunga had a population of 170 people.

Geography

Garradunga is located north of Innisfail.

The North Coast railway line enters from the south (Daradgee) and exits to the west (Eubenangee). Historically, the locality was served by the now-abandoned Garradunga railway station (-17.4615°N 145.9941°W).[2] [3]

The land use is predominantly growing sugarcane with some grazing on native vegetation. There is also some rural residential housing.

History

It has been suggested that the locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named on 10 October 1918 by the Queensland Railways Department, using an Aboriginal word meaning feasting place on a ridge. However, the name was already in use in the area prior to that time.[4]

Garradunga Provisional School opened circa June 1902 and closed later that year due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1903 but low student numbers resulted in it being closed permanently in 1904.

Garradunga Post Office opened on 1 April 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1923, and between 1901 and 1906).[5]

Demographics

In the, Garradunga had a population of 329 people.

In the, Garradunga had a population of 142 people.

In the, Garradunga had a population of 170 people.

Heritage listings

Garradunga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Garradunga. The nearest government primary school is Goondi State School in Goondi Bend to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the south-east.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 29 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 1976 . Parish of Glady . 9 September 2023 . . Map . 9 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909013316/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-glady-1976/original . live .
  4. News: COMMISSION OF THE PEACE.. 15 April 1904. The Brisbane Courier. 29 November 2019. 14,432. Queensland, Australia. LX. 7. National Library of Australia. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232624/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19275550. live.
  5. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& . live .
  6. 7 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 9 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .